The XM Challenge15th Birthday Party – The XM Challenge https://www.rickbergen.net Help Plant 1,000 Churches Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:01:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 169531157 15th Birthday Party https://www.rickbergen.net/?p=486 https://www.rickbergen.net/?p=486#respond Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:30:00 +0000 Rick Bergen http://www.rickbergen.net/2011/01/12/15th-birthday-party/ Adriana’s family asked if they could use the church building to celebrate her 15th birthday. This felt to me like the first drops of rain, and their is a rain storm coming. I imagine these facilities becoming known as a place for great celebrations! The Bible says God blessed Laban just because Jacob worked there. God sometimes blesses certain people and also certain places. I believe this is one of those places.

Adriana spoke for a few minutes, and broke out in tears thanking God for planting this church and saving her from a life of misery. Her uncle, Demir, is a driver for an engineering company. He was sitting beside me. “This is true. She has changed so much. If it was not for this church she would be living a very messed up life now. I am not a Christian yet, but I really like this church.”

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