Well the three weeks of our Evangelistic Series called "RESTORATION: IGNITE with Matt Parra" is now over! It concluded this past weekend, and there were a number of people that made decisions for God, some even for the first time. I know that there were many more lives that were challenged, inspired, and will be changed....forever!

To view some or all of the above mentioned meetings, please visit: http://www.videoverse.org/ and click on the series "Restoration 2008:Ignite" (There was a daily noon meeting at the student visitor center on the Loma Linda University campus. This was about prophecy and why we can trust God and His Word. Then there were evening meetings at a local church 4 nights of the week. These were more about personal application and how to get our lives right with God. These were my personal favorites. Even though I didn't always get the whole message as I was often directing the filming from a side-room, I have been enjoying going back and watching these meetings myself on Videoverse! Thanks Curtis and Jen for such fast work in getting these posted!!)

It was amazing how God worked...from helping us pull the little details together, to things that didn't work til 30 seconds before we were to start a meeting, and then magically (or more likely, by God's blessing) they would start working just on time! Our volunteers were all young adults, but our youngest (as you will see in the photo) was about 4years old!! She's a real director in the making - and I imagine in a few more years will be taking over our control room!

In the beginning of the 3 week event, our volunteer team usually began set-up of the cameras, lights, control room, and audio equipment 3-4 hours before a meeting would begin. Then since we had a different location for the evening meetings, we would have to tear down and pack up all the equipment again as soon as the meeting was over. (This usually took another hour!) So, all in all, the process could take up to 5 hours, and this happened twice a day! By the end of the 3 weeks though (minus the weekend event), we had things down to a science and could usually get set up within an hour and a half or less. Of course, there were always "bugs" it seemed that would pop up here or there! But none the less, God blessed, and things always seemed to turn out!! Often we'd see people crying of raising their hands in accent to what Matt would be sharing. It was evident that God was working!!

Thanks to the RESTORATION team for hosting the event, for our volunteers with CCBN for filming the event (this wouldn't have happened without all Jen and Curtis's hard work and many hours of time and dedication), and for the many others that were involved! I am honored to work with such a great group of people that love to serve God! What a blessing!!!