Cruisin' to Glory, 2010 Edition

What a fantastic car show we had Sunday! Our annual Cruisin’ to Glory featured beautiful weather, our first outdoor service under the sun, and more vehicle entries than last year. I heard so many people, especially those who brought cars to display, express how much they enjoyed the event.
Our outdoor stage with one of our Red Bags

Our open-air service started with some great worship and inspiring stories of a physical healing and a life transformed. Our theme was Restoration, which means returning something to its original condition. Our lot was full of restored vehicles, and our church is full of restored lives – only God can accomplish that.

Even the little men love cars.

Activities abounded for everyone. The competition tent attracted both men and women vying for prizes by setting spark plugs and identifying automotive fluids, among others. The kids enjoyed a helicopter candy drop, face painting, bubbles, and a real fire truck with an 85-foot ladder. There was also a smoke house to train kids how to escape a flaming building and a demonstration of how firemen extricate people from a car. Plus the youth served up some great food.

Candy from heaven??

While I didn’t have a car to enter, the picture of my 1966 GTO did make the fan-shaped bulletin. Why did I ever get rid of that car??

But the best part for me was hearing that two people picked up Red Bags, signifying that they made commitments to follow Christ. More lives restored – awesome!