Jail Services

The doors at the Peoria County Jail lock at 8:00am, the choir needed to be ready to walk in by 7:45am, the crowd in the entry way was amazingly friendly but subdued. It took 2 groups to pack into the small double locked entry way but once we were all able to make our way into the gym there were already a group of ladies waiting. We had 3 services, the first one is for the ladies and the next 2 are for the men. Willis Ehnle had all three services and all three were different but absolutely lead by the Spirit. The Peoria Choir sang at all three services starting each one with the song, Days of Elijah. When we started the part There is no God like Jehovah, there is no God like Jehovah truly the room filled with the Holy Spirit so much that goosebumps broke out on our arms and the Awesomeness of the presence of God in that jail room was something to behold! At the last service Spark asked Wayne if we could sing Alpha and Omega There were no words to describe the atmosphere then, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty! picture standing around the throne singing praises and knowing God is pleased, feel his almighty presence in the room and know we are not worthy. How blessed the choir was to be able to visit the jail this morning.
Hard to come back to earth after that visit. We got to church before the morning service ended. Afternoon service was Ken Hoerr, he isn't as loud or dramatic as Willis but sure gets the point of repentance across. He opened to Acts and even though we know the story well of Paul's shipwreck, Ken brought out how detailed Luke was when he wrote the book of Acts, how Luke accurately described the storm, the wreck, and the saving of the men. Then Ken told us about the time he and Darlene as new Christians were in a hurricane at a Howard Johnson motel in Florida, their room was on the second floor and the roof was being torn off, water gushing in and yet they were safe in a closet and at peace throughout the storm even thought they didn't know if they would live or die.
After church Autumn's paddock needed cleaning, it didn't get done yesterday, just too busy. Rhoda schooled her bareback while the cleaning was done. She and Autumn make a beautiful pair as they are cantering around the arena. Autumn is getting her trot canter departs within a couple of strides and looking good.
Mark and I took off for Riverplex for some relaxing swimming exercise and of course a good soak in the hot tub. Ahhhh!