Faith goes to Texas

I spent the weekend with about 200 DCEs.  What a rare breed!  I can say that because I am one of them.  If you’ve never met a DCE (Director of Christian Education), you are really missing out!  By in large, we are a loud (yet respectful), overly excited, highly-caffeinated, Spirit-fill crowd!  And yet, God still accomplishes great things through us… will wonders never cease!

It was my privilege to work the LHM booth as an exhibitor.  It was amazing to see how LHM can be a service to churches.  I heard many stories of how DCEs are using JCPlayZone with the children in their churches who love the games, devotions and music!  The

y were all excited about the idea of LHM’s Men’s NetWork a

nd how the men in their church could benefit from this ministry.

The best part of the whole exhibitor experience, however, was the prize give-away.  LHM donated a Parenting Families: From Me to We, a 6-session parenting workshop on DVD, fully equipped with Web support resources… the works!  When the emcee announced that LHM’s Parenting Families was the next prize to be given away, one lady in the audience started bouncing in her chair, saying, “Oh, oh, oh, oh!”

Everyone laughed and the emcee pointed out that this was the prize she had her heart set on.  They drew the winners name out of a hat and, sure enough, the “Oh, oh, oh” lady, better known as Pam Nummela of Bethany Lutheran Church in Overland Park, Kansas, won!  Pam was so excited that she screamed… not a “yeah, I won” scream… NO!  This was an “I just hit the jack pot, never paying bills again” scream!  The roar of laughter was heart warming.  Pam ran up to claim her prize like she had just been named the next contestant on the Price is Right!  Tables of on-looke

rs offered up a standing ovation!

I was never more thrilled to give something away than the day Pam won our Parenting Families kit!  I love DCEs!

-Faith has been LHM's Ambassador Manager for almost two years and live in St. Louis with her husband and two-year-old daughter.