THE FIGHT OF YOUR LIFE..

Fear Not Youth Group prepared and anticipated a great event on 3/27.. We spent weeks in meetings, rehearsing, in praying and fasting.. God definitly blew us away Last Night.. There were about 562 people in attendance last night and the energetic ambiance was contageous. I hid on the far left corner of the stage as the crowd spilled into the sanctuary to find a 20X20 boxing ring in the very center, you could feel the excitement in the room! All the staff was at their post and saying prayers before we started service. @715 sharp the intro was made and music team came out with a BIG BANG! Israel H's "Just Wanna Say" had everyone on their feet, bobbin, jumpin, clappin.. They were with us, they were definitly with us and that pumped us up even more. 3 up tempo songs back to back, is seemed like the crowd was screaming, more, more more.. I looked into the crowd and saw so many souls/visitors and people young and old, just receiving so much.. At the end of  our third song, "I am free".. Our youth overseer, Bro Patrick took the mic to introduce a youth rock band led by Mario Salazar, then after it was time for our much anticipated skit, It was amazing!! It protrayed "You" going thru life facing all the issues that young people face today, "depression, confusion, and bitterness, three of the biggest obsticles young people face today. In the ring were the competitors/lifes issues versus "YOU" , after a grusome beating by life's issues, "You" found himself alone, realized he wasn't equipped to face these issues that he was up against, and finally realized he was alone and needed God. In the End with Gods Help, he overcame his obsticles and knocked each and every one of lifes issues out..  The message in the skit really impacted alot of young people, many ran to the alter and broke down and fell to their faces. As the Music team ministered with "Moving Forward" the young people in the alter, were ministered to by other young people and the ministry in the church. POWERFUL, POWERFUL, POWERFUL!!! Thereafter we had a guest speaker who gave his testimony. He talked about his life before Christ. Being an ex gang leader, then how his life changed in "seconds" as he said when God reveled his plan for his life. He is a Cage fighter now and has a clothing line called Disciple-wear, his story really touched everyone there also. Bro Abel Gonzalez ended the night with an amazing sermon and invited everyone to the alter one more time, what an overwelming presence was in that place last night. God is incredible and he deserves all the Glory for the miracles that took place. People were delivered from Depression, Bitterness, Confusion, Sickness, Lust, etc etc. Lives were changed and many are hungry for more... That is what its all about!! WOW!!!