Tonight at a memorial service for Jessi Rees, I got some insight about why we die and have funerals. Jessie was only 12. Why would she die and why would we have a memorial service? Memorial services aren’t a new concept. They have graves dating back to ancient times. It’s something we’ve always done, but [...]

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Tonight I attended the memorial/celebration service for a 12-year-old cancer victim named Jessie Rees. The word “victim”, however, hardly describes her. She was a warrior. Jessie saw so many other cancer patients who could use some joy in their lives so she created Joy Jars. Her goal was to deliver 1 Joy Jar to each [...]

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The Landing lanyards are available for purchase for $5.00 each. They come with a plastic holder for a name tag for your leaders or without the plastic holder for students to use as a keychain. Click here to download an order form

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We had an AMAZING celebration tonight to conclude year 1 of The Landing (Celebrate Recovery for jr and sr high students). – One of our students made a year-in-review video – We did a trivia game about facts from The Landing – We gave away T-shirts as prizes and explained the importance of wearing them [...]

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I’m writing this post while sitting in a volunteer leadership event. Its a GREAT event. They’re doing a great job. Pastor Rick Warren came and spoke, videos and pictures of stuff we’ve done were put up on the big screen. Letters of changed lives as a result of our work have been shared. It’s been [...]

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