Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

This is a post that nobody knows anything about, but I'm putting it here anyway.

Rock the River is a music tour that began in New Orleans, headed up the Mississippi, and ended up in St. Paul on Harriet Island last Sunday (August 16). I signed up to volunteer. An uber-busy weekend where I really felt like just taking a nap instead of driving to the Twin Cities. Bleh.

Kirk Franklin, Flyleaf, Superchick and DecembeRadio all played, with some others...but, mostly the idea was to share a Gospel message and tug at people's hearts if they weren't already saved. How would I not want to be a part of that?! So, I ended up directing traffic all day, met some really cool guys, and got sore legs.

I had a chance to sneak a peek inside, where close to 40,000 people had gathered. It was mighty impressive! I just hope that events like these are produtive for the Kingdom of God. Rob, a guy I was working with, said that he wondered if these were more "social events for Christians" or if they actually proclaimed the love of Jesus in a way that led to true conversions.

I'll follow up on this as info comes through. The plan of the RTR committee was to follow up with all the people who wanted to know more about being a Christian...for the next year!

Like I said, who wouldn't want to be a part of something that brings about the conversion of a hardened heart?! Directing traffic didn't seem all that important at times...until we step back and realize everyone was kept safe after a beautiful day of music and a very important message.

Peace.

PJG