When God Closes a Door...

About year ago the Perry Community of Christ church after almost being here for 100years we made the decision to close after numbers where going down and it was becoming difficult with the few members we had. At the last church service we all had a hard time when it was time to vote to close the doors. We also had a chance to vote on where the money from the sale went. We voted on some of the money to stay with the YA ministry, some to go across seas, and some to the local program Every Day God Experiences aka E.D.G.E. Clarissa has been a member since she was in Pre School and we find its a great program for youth.

The process was long with getting the church sold and when we finally got an offer from another church we were happy to see that it was going to still be used as a church and not be torn down. We then got word that the check was ready to be presented to the E.D.G.E group and we talked to the people in charge and they said we could present the check on Wednesday January 5th, 2011. My parents sent out letters to all the members of our church those who lived far away and close by. We wanted as many of us to be there as possible.

The day came and I was so happy to give them the check. Well actually it was decided that the a very special person would be presenting the check. I came up with the idea to give to the E.D.G.E program with her in mind. After Quentin spoke to the group about what we where doing we then had Clarissa go up and give Cory the check. When he later opened it after pictures where taken his reaction was so much more than we had expected. He then explained that the money we gave will be enough to fund the program for awhile. Everything they do is for free and when you look at the big picture it all adds up.

Clarissa giving Cory their check

Several of the E.D.G.E members and

our church members who came.

It was also in the paper :)

So like the title says When God Closes a Door....

He opens SEVERAL window.