God is moving in NYC!

A lot has been happening in NYC and its fitting for an update. God has been working and moving in our community and church. 

We have had several mission teams come in this summer and more to come. The biggest event we have had was City Uprising. We had 6 churches involved with about 60 volunteers. These teams worked in our local park to make the area nicer. New Yorkers do not have a lot of green space so they love their parks, however, this park is large and only has a few workers. During the day the teams worked in the park and at night we had a worship service. The pinnacle of this event was an outdoor picnic with free cotton candy, popcorn, snow cones, face painting, live music, and inflatables. We had at least 300 people attend this event. Praise the Lord!!! 

July 4th was another great day for our church. Our local senator puts on an outdoor picnic in the park with live entertainment and activities for kids. Cornerstone got in on the action, we handed out  around 250 fans with our logo because it was HOT. We also gave away Starbucks gift cards every 30 mins and had a face painting booth. It was another huge hit! We connected with many of our neighbors. 

The next night was incredible! We had an outdoor baptism at Coney Island. Jeremy and Joanna, a couple who has been attending our church for awhile now, came to Cornerstone because they saw a flyer in a store window. They were both believers, but neither had been baptized.  Both have been a tremendous help with the church and they are a really great family, we are glad they saw the flier!  The baptism was a powerful moment as we had a good turnout plus we turned some heads at Coney Island!

This past Sunday was another huge day in the life of our church.  We had our first ever membership Sunday!  There were 10 people who came forward and signed our church covenant. Cornerstone Church at Bay Ridge started with 7 people and currently runs 30+ people. 

Lastly,

Kristi and I are doing fantastic. God continues to use us despite our weaknesses. Our small group is doing well and continues to grow. Kristi has spent a great amount of time working with the mission teams that are here this summer. A huge prayer for us was answered when the Lord opened the door for me to land a job with the Bowery Mission. I'm working in the corporate headquarters as a donor service coordinator. 

Prayer:

God to continue to use us

God to use Cornerstone Church

God to continue to strengthen our marriage

A job for Kristi
Individuals/Churches to partner with our work