Getting Ready for Open House

So, our church's Open House is this Sunday! I have seen Satan really fighting, mostly with misunderstandings but I have also seen God working. I have read the book Pilgrims Progress 7 times. It wasn't till I was a youth pastors wife in Grand Rapids that I actually understood Dear Bro. John and his archaic writing. It was in the ministry reading it for the 5th time that I started to see, Hopeful, and Mr. talkative, etc. on of my favorite stories that has always stuck with me is the story when Christian goes into that house that teaches him different things with all the girls who lived their with their father. On of the girls takes Christian into a room with a fire place. He is shown this fireplace with the Devil pouring water on the fire, but the fire never seems to go out. Christian asks how this is happening so the girl takes Christian to the other side of the fire and there is the Holy Spirit pouring oil on the same fire. She explained that sometimes it may look like the Devil is winning the fight, but God is always working and winning! So as we approach Open House and as things sometimes get frustrating it is great to remember that God is working. We have seen several young people get saved in the last few weeks, discipleship is going really well! We have three people getting baptized Sunday night! It is just really exciting what God is doing! I'm more excited this year about Open House than I was last year!