rock~a~block HUGE success

team elim is absolutely amazing -
an overwhelming number of volunteers from our church as well as from our community gathered together to help a distressed neighborhood right here in town
 - over a 1,000 people converged on the near south side of Milwaukee, Wi. on 2500 s. 9th place
Team Elim met them wanting to share a positive message of HOPE. People should not dismiss their dreams of College, nor do they have to accept the violence & drug abuse that may feel at times to be closing in on them as a part of their future. There really is HOPE.
 Loving and Believing in our community we know that with GOD all things are possible and people CAN SUCEED and find great heights of happiness right here in Milwaukee. We are blessed with Great jobs and unlimited opportunities - RIGHT HERE in the MARVELOUS MID-WEST.

We fed them - laughed with them - gave them a lot of great gifts - prayed with them - sang with them - shook their hands - hugged their necks - looked them in the eye and told them we loved them - we told them that no matter what others have said to them - there are PEOPLE that truly do love them.
Despite how some have presented what the LOVE of Jesus looks like we wanted them to know that like Him we loved them right where, who & how they are.

I wanted to publicly congratulate the tremendous love that the people of elim have shown -
keep it up and YOU WILL change the WORLD.
 WORLD change starts right here 1 block at a time.
KEEP on ROCKING team elim
 YOUR changing the WORLD each time you
 ROCK-A-BLOCK

 to the rest of you I have to say - "don't ever judge a church by the pastor just cause the pastor is a lil' nerdy does in no way reveal how cool the rest of the church is."
YOU GUYS are AMAZING
it's not near as much about what is in the pulpit as it is what is in the pew and when GOD is in it - you know your gonna win it… ha!

steve r - proud pastor of elim tab.