Passion Post with Pictures

26 Feb 2008 8 Comments

by garmentofpraise in church, friends, life, Music, Pictures Tags: Africa, journal, missions, money, Passion 2008, photography, Pictures, ponderings

What did God do through Passion?

11, 117 socks were sent to the local DC shelters

(All the socks collected by Saturday afternoon)

$42, 201 was given to build 14 wells to provide water FOR A LIFETIME to families in Africa.

(These are the tubes representing each Passion conference. Once you raised enough money to build one well, the water would turn blue in your tube)

 $32,217 was raised for DC’s world tour mission, Passion: Kampala Uganda.

(3.000 attendees at DC, 74, 418 dollars raised for missions PLUS the money for towels and socks,  and all this from mostly COLLEGE kids)

(3,ooo college students, and some adults who snuck in worshipping AS ONE…United, by the blood, and resurrection of Jesus Christ)

(Smiley workers like this man, pictured with my friend, who sacrificed time, and money to come to Northern Virginia in order to put this on for us.)

(Messages on the fame of God through hardships, and making every moment count from Mr. Giglio.)

(The funniest moment of all was when Mr. Giglio burped…into the mike, by TOTAL accident, taking him by total  surprise, and then proceeded to stand in stunned silence for a few seconds before saying “excuse me” and saying how humbled he was. )

(The funny man, Mr. Francis Chan who gave a sermon that I will NEVER forget, not just for the part where he imitated a Caterpillar turning into a butterfly, but mostly for his heart wrenching sermon on the Holy Spirit of God.)

(Worship was lead though-out the weekend by the amazing Chris Tomlin……)

(My accented English friend, Matt Redman)

(The man whom God has given the incredible gift of ministry through Music-Charlie Hall)

…………and the amazing Christy Nockels whom I do not have a picture of, but whose voice pretty much makes me want to cry.

All this held at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, this picture was taken as everyone was coming back in from break, and you can’t even grasp how many people were there.

If I can find a way to post some of my footage from the intro, I would. It gives me chills, even now watching it. For now though, I leave you with the lyrics of a song that Chris Tomlin sang for us. It was written at a brothel, a place of sin, and suffering. We sang it over Washington DC to remind us that greater things are yet to come.

You’re the God of this city
You’re the King of these people
You’re the Lord of this nation
You Are

Bridge:
For there is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

Chorus 1:
Greater things have yet to come
Great things are still to be done
In this city
Greater things are still to come
And greater things are still to be done here

Verse 2:
You’re the Lord of Creation
The Creator of all things
You’re the King above all Kings
You Are

You’re the strength in our weakness
You’re the love to the broken
You’re the joy in the sadness
You Are

Chorus 2:
Greater things have yet to come
Great things are still to be done
In this city
Where glory shines from hearts alive
With praise for you and love for you
In this city

Greater things have yet to come
Great things are still to be done
In this city
Greater things are still to come
And greater things are still to be done here

OUR FATHER IS:

AND even though Passion 2008 DC is over, the work of God and his people is far from done. The battles are beginning, but the LORD has won the war.