Foothill FCA: Rain Brings 'Em in Droves to October 5th Huddle 2011

Dear FCA Parents,

With the sun blazing outside right now, it's difficult to believe that it rained in torrents just a few days ago--on Wednesday, the day of the first FCA Huddle for the school year--to be exact!

If you think the way I do, you were praying hard against the rain, and if you learn as slowly as I do you were disappointed when the wet weather refused to let up.
Thankfully, GOD's ways are not our ways! (Isaiah 55:8-9)

I may be a slow learner, but I certainly couldn't miss GOD's hand in Wednesday's events! I know now that GOD used that steady, soggy rain to make it just miserable enough for hundreds of students to seek the warm dry shelter of the gym where Fellowship of Christian Athletes was holding its first Huddle!

Many who came had no idea what a Huddle was, but intrigued by the smell of pizza and wanting to know what would draw so many students into one place, they joined the students packed onto the bleachers. 500+ students heard Barry Martinez, FCA's Western Regional Director and former multi-sport athlete, ask the question, "What does GOD think of you?" Using the parable of the Prodigal Son in Matthew chapter 7, Barry illustrated how much--in spite of our sin and rebellion--GOD values and loves us! In a crowd that size, this was certainly new revelation for many!

See pictures at: https://picasaweb.google.com/mduffy/FCAHuddleOct5th2011?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJ2Rltnanvi0kgE&feat=directlink or http://tinyurl.com/3tn6x7j

Thank you, LORD, for the rain! YOU always have a plan!
Thank you, Barry, for sharing this Good News with our kids! This basic truth is unknown by so many!
Thank you, Trinity, for supplying the pizza! It drew kids in who were then able to hear about GOD's love.
Thank you, moms, for baking all those cookies! We were able to give out cookies long after we ran out of pizza!
Thank you to the 20 parents who helped set up, serve, and clean up! What a great example you were to those kids!
Thank you, parents, for your support and prayers! We know that no good think happens without GOD!
Thank you, LORD, for loving us and our children so much that YOU provide a way for YOUR TRUTH to be shared on our campus!

Humbly,
Linda and Cherie
FCA Parent Volunteers