14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16 ESV
Our hope for this year is that we will take Light Night into all of Greeley and the
surrounding area! We want to partner with you and your family to make an
impact in our community.
Here is the plan. We will continue to collect candy until October 25th. The following Wednesday our students will divide the candy into small bags that will also include some information on Journey Christian and Jesus! You can pick up bags of candy at the welcome center Thursday and Friday October 29th & 30th (they will be available on a first come first serve basis).
Here are some ideas on how you can make an impact in your neighborhoods on Saturday night:
· Be intentional - meet your neighbors, introduce yourself whether you are at your house passing out candy or walking the neighborhood with your kids.
· Decorate your house with LIGHTS—Shine!
· Chili! - Make a big pot of chili and invite a few of your neighbors over for dinner before trick or treating.
· Make some Apple Cider or Hot Chocolate to share and create an opportunity to talk to parents. Make a small sign for your yard that says-"Hot Chocolate, Apple Cider served here!"
· Make your house the house of the neighborhood! We have a limited number of games and supplies that can be checked out just for this night to make your house extra special.
· Rent a popcorn maker or cotton candy machine for your house. (Find some friends to split the cost if you want).
· Use your garage, it may be cold out, create a stopping point with games, food, or drinks, play Christian music and invite people to hang around for a while and get warm.
· Reverse Trick or Treating—Find somewhere that doesn’t get a lot of visitors, like a nursing home. Go visit some folks and take a healthy treat to them!
· Partner with your Journey Group or Journey neighbors. Get together, pool your resources, have fun and fellowship.
· Want to keep it simple? Have some people from your neighborhood or work over for dinner. Build some relationships.
· HAVE FUN!
Be sure to post your ideas for Light Night 2009 using the comment box below!
