Tuesday in Towanda

Wow what an exciting day. It started off with VBS growing in number. I'm not sure the final count but it was more than yesterday. We also had teams go out and knock on doors. They had a lot of good responses so we felt confident the block party would be well attended.

Before lunch we went as a team to the new building and prayer walked and celebrated what we believe will be a gift from God to Harvest House. It is a great site and has tremendous potential.

At lunch the majority of the team wanted to eat Scrapple. So I took them all to a restaurant I knew sold it. 10 members of the team ate it. It wasn't bad. But some just couldn't get up the nerve to try it.

At the block party we had the highest attendance yet. It even topped last years biggest. They kept coming and coming. It was a huge success and God kept giving us more. Here's what happened.

While going to the businesses Robert Ringol and Brian Spikes talked a shop owner into letting them advertise the block party on their sign which is like a small billboard. They let them put up all the info for 2 days.

Then someone got the radio station to "give" that's right "GIVE" free air time to Harvest House for some spot ads. They are going to interview Bro. Arnie and air them randomly.

And it gets better. During the block party a newspaper reporter came by to take pictures of the Methodist church next door. She asked Robert what was happening. After explaining it all she decided to scrap the Methodists and right there on the spot she interviewed Bro. Arnie and said the article will be in the paper within a day or two. She also said she would put a picture in of the block party. So I will be buying a paper until we can see it.

It was a truly God-given successful day of PR and advertisement for Harvest House. God did it all because we tried last year and couldn't do it.

We give God all the glory for today and can't wait for tomorrow.
Tom