Friday, June 27, 2008

This is the day the Lord has made...

...Let us rejoice and be glad in it! To quote Psalm 118:24 this morning! This is the day we've been anticipating for almost a year now!

We are thrilled as we continue to set up in Philips Arena this morning! I've already had the opportunity to share with three of the young men setting up chairs in the arena. One is a believer, but the other two did not even have a Bible. Yes, in downtown Atlanta, in the middle of the "Bible belt," there are still people who do not know Jesus as Lord and Savior and do not own Bibles! Look for those people around you today ladies--you never know what opportunies you may have on your journey to share Jesus!

Have I told you lately how excited we are as we prepare for your arrival?! I love to pray for you and think of you as we go about our business today preparing the sanctuary!

I've thought of a couple of things that you may want to know about...that frankly, I didn't know about in advance.

1. You may want to bring an umbrella or rain pancho. They are predicting scattered showers for the Atlanta area today and tomorrow.

2. Boxed lunches will go on sale today at 12:00 pm at the Philips Arena box office. You can pre-purchase your boxed lunch for $8.00 using cash or credit card.

3. Also, big FYI, the CNN Center Food Court is a great option for any of the meals. They have about 20 walk up restaurants in their Food Court. There is a Moe's Southwest Grill, Wendy's, Arby's, Chick-fil-a, Natural's Ice Cream, and Starbucks! Those are just a few of the options...they all look good.

It is easy access from the arena, because it is actually the front entrance to the arena. Once you come in the CNN Center, you can stay indoors in this food court before the doors open.

4. Someone on the blog last night asked about parking fees. It would be best if you check www.philipsarena.com and look at the parking and directions to the lots available. My sources here say parking fees vary between about $8.00 to $20.00 per day.

I will post more later and give you any updates as I get them!

Prayer requests for this morning:

Pray for Beth Moore and Kay Arthur as they travel this morning. Our sweetie, Priscilla and her husband Jerry, arrived last night safely.

Pray for Travis and Praise Team and Priscilla as they lead us in worship and the word tonight.

Pray that the Lord will hold off the rain this evening until you are all inside the building!

Praying for you still....love you sisters!

Posted by Michelle Hicks on Jun 27, 2008 at 08:51 AM