EASTER at Verizon.

Last year, our church took on a HUGE new format for the Easter service.....hold it at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Well, this year, Meck went back to Verizon for Easter...bigger and better! It's pretty cool to see the people lined up at the gates waiting to enter, and then see the lawn at this huge amphitheatre full of families with children jumping on bounce houses, climbing through mazes, and then picking up thousands of eggs during the egg "hunts". And then, to see everyone pile into the seats and watch one of the most amazing services ever. The worship, the drama, the message, all kicked up a notch. This year, Shawn and I were asked to be a part of the service for a special part after Jim's message. It was called "cardboard testimonies" and it was extremely impactful. About 30 church members from all stages of life basically gave their testimonies in anywhere from 1-5 words on a piece of cardboard. The front side of the cardboard stated what life was like before Christ came into their life and then the back side was displayed and their "new" life was described. Things like "Abortion"/"Forgiveness", "Rejected by the world"/"Accepted by Christ", "Addicted to drugs"/"Addicted to God's love", "Explosive Anger"/"Found Christ's Love", "Father of Lies"/"Father of Truth" were shared. It was really cool. There were about 3500 people in attendance and it made me proud to be a part of Meck. It took about 400 volunteers (all members of the church) to put on the event. When I arrived early to do some photographing, I found about 50 of them hand wiping EACH AND EVERY one of the seats in the amphitheatre to clear away the pollen that had coated them all. What service. The hands of Christ.