BBQ Thom

From this weeks Carey Nieuwhof podcast A story of Grace by Max Lucado
Max Lucado: (00:42:12) - Yeah. Or you can't be a Christian if you vote for this person. Exactly. That’s harsh.
(00:42:17) - You know, by the time I moved to San Antonio in 1988, Buckner Fanning was already a hero. He was the senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Church and ended up serving there for 40 years. when I Jirst met him, he shared with me the most amazing story. And he was a marine in World War two, Carey and was stationed in Nagasaki three weeks after the atomic bomb went off, and he told me that he was walking down the streets of the ruined city. Completely collapsed everything. Dust covered in ash covered people wandering the streets almost like zombies. He saw a sign in Japanese and English that said, Baptist Church. And being a devout Baptist, he made note of it and returned there the following Sunday wearing his military best, his marine uniform, walked into what used to be a church building. It was collapsed. The walls were out, pews were destroyed, and yet there was a cluster, he said of about 15 Japanese believers. And they were in a circle, one of them sharing with the others.
(00:43:24) - And when they saw this American. Can you imagine that moment when they saw this American? They all stood and they motioned for him to come over, and they pulled out a chair, and they put him in their circle. And then later on they shared communion. And he said, they brought me the bread and they brought me the cup. And he said, in that moment we were not enemies, but we were brothers. And I think that's the most powerful story of people in one end of a spectrum, reaching over to someone on the other side of the
spectrum in the name of Jesus, saying, we're bonded by the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. I mean, could two people groups be more isolated? You know, there was so much potential for hostility just in that moment. And yet there was peace because of Christ. That's the power of the gospel. That's the power. When we make the big thing. The big thing. free sermon there. You didn't charge me.
Carey Nieuwhof: (00:44:29) - I’ve never heard that story. What was his name again?
Max Lucado: (00:44:31) - His name was Buckner Fanning. Buckner Fanning. Just a beautiful man, a wonderful man. He had a he had a long, Jlowing mane of hair that did twice. We've mentioned Billy Graham. He looked like Billy Graham to me. Yeah. Dear man, dear man.
Carey Nieuwhof: (00:44:48) - That's a beautiful story and an act of grace. Max Lucado: (00:44:51) - I hope we can do that this time.

Tonight’s menu at Bridges2Hope feeding those in need
Bbq spaghetti
Watermelon 🍉
Assorted chips
A cool drink
My teammate Dave Elm would probably let a few other Jesus Dudes join in the party
6pm
Behind the Wendy’s at Washington and Country Club

We are happy to be working with Eddie Windsor and Tammy Windsor to restore small groups ministry to
Kathy Emery
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"Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you're wasting your life."
- Jackie Robinson

It’s April First

We had a chance to cook for those who serve our neighbors in need Overflow 9:12 mobile showers ministries

Saturday WWJQ? Had a chance to serve those who care for our neighbors in need
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Mobile shower ministries
Chris Emery
Sandy Hardin
Jerry Roisentul
Bill Emery
Rian Gorden

BBQ be getting ready

The Indio BBQ Festival is seeing very strong sign ups in both the Kanas City Barbeque Society contest and great response by the BBQ and High Quality Foodie vendors.

We simply were running out of space to put them all in and try to add a new Steak cook off.
So the hard decision was made,
we chose to postpone the first year Indio Steak Cook Off in favor of the two other parts of the festival that are long established and hard very strong sign ups

Sorry to disappoint the 12 steak cooks that had signed up.
We hope to add a steak cook off to the calendar in the spring.

Easter Sunday
We will be doing
Pulled Pork Nachos Garden Fellowship
$5 each boat Proceeds go toward feeding those in need

It’s a wedding!
Let’s smoke up some BBQ for dinner

Jesus Dudes in the Coachella Valley Mens Conference

Its Brisket Nachos week!
Sunday we will be serving up Brisket Nachos at Southwest Churches Love Local event
Featuring 12 hour smoked brisket and Arriolas real deal chips!
As always a portion of our proceeds goes to WWJQ?
Feeding those in need

We could use one more team member DM me