Concert Invite!

In Bocachica the biggest holiday of the year is New Years Eve. Not Christmas, nor Easter. Not for what the Lord has done for us, not for a meal with the family or any tradition like that. Why New Years Eve? The people here believe that if you go to church and give money this day, you will receive an extra blessing from the Lord for the up coming year. The church here on New Years Eve is packed. So much so there is a waiting line to get into the church.

New Years Eve 2014
photo credit Pastor Jorge Carvajal

Now, afterwards the non-Christians celebrate the night with drinking and parties. If you have visited us here in Bocachica you know the people here spend a lot of money drinking. There is no mall here, no movie theater, no grocery stores, (we do have mom and pop stores) There is no sports center. They do have bars, and lots of them. The people here in Bocachica drink a lot! Youth start at a young age. They is no one that regulates what age you can drink here. They have the largest speaker systems I have ever seen that literally hurt my ears as I walk down the street. You can hear them all the way to my house. Many times there will be three or four houses on the same street blaring music. No matter if they have kids, if it's time for the neighborhood to quiet down. They will drink for days and enjoy their music.

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This year Nate and I thought we'd give a try at something new. This year we are hosting a Christian concert. A time to celebrate and remember what the Lord has done for us!  We have 7 bands, of which a local musician from Tierra Bomba who is well known on the Island, three local churches, and a band from Medellin and Barranquilla. We have teams from Bogota, Medellin and Barranquilla who will be coming as well to help make this night a memorable one. We are busy getting everything organized.

We are inviting all the villages on this island. We have been handing out save the date cards and invitations. Setting up meetings, scheduling housing arrangements, even getting goodies to hand out in the crowd. We will have areas to hand out bibles, take prayer requests, talk to anyone who wants to know more about the Lord. I am excited to be able to have a night where we can include families, have an event that is not at the bars and a way to glorify the Lord.

We are excited to put this concert on, but we need some outside help! If you would be willing to help make this night a hit please consider helping us. It can be a donation of any quantity. You can send it to our paypal or to Antioch Community Church, P.O. box 40, Elon, NC. 27244.

Here are some costs we need sponsored:

Paper and ink to print out posters, invitations and save the date cards
Bottled water for those performing the night of the concert
small meal provided to all singers
prizes to hand out to the crowd

April 3rd in the concert, if you feel led to pray for us we would be thankful.

Blessing to you all,
Enjoying celebrating the Lord's resurrection with your family.
Tara