Music Opens a Door for the Gospel in Prescott — Summer 2007

Due to the summer visitors that frequent the downtown streets we are seeing many new people make decisions for Christ through our outreaches, plays and concerts. Our Saturday Underground concert scenes have been promising as well.

One one of our Saturday morning outreaches one of our ladies from church spoke to a girl who was from the Philippines. She told the woman, “We have churches in the Philippines,” and the woman said, “Yes, I know, my mom used to take me to one.” God is faithful to follow this girl all the way to Prescott, Arizona.

Our new convert Foundations class is full again with six new converts. Pastor Baretto teaches a Spanish-speaking new convert class which is just as effective. The Spanish-speaking Prescott congregation averages about 100 people, said Spanish Pastor Eddie Barreto. Pastor Barreto took the church when Pastor Ralph and Vicki Blanco went to pastor in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Pastor Barreto said the Mexican people have received him in a very gracious way.

“This was a very awakening thing,” he said. “They received me so quickly, and have been so hospitable and friendly. My family is so impressed with that.”

At press time the Prescott church is gearing up for one of its biggest outreaches of the year, the God and Country presentation at the downtown Courthouse Plaza. After the 4th of July parade, hundreds of people are milling around downtown, and that’s when the church puts on a stirring patriotic pageant, with a clear cut Gospel message.

Prescott Potters House members also put in nearly 300 hours building this year’s float for the parade. The parade’s theme is “Unspoken Heroes,” and the float capitalizes on the theme with a patriotic presentation and the declaration that Jesus is the true unspoken hero. Dennis Keppel preaches a simple salvation message from the float as it travels the parade route. The float had its debut a week earlier at the Prescott Valley Days parade, and many heard the message of Jesus Christ. Parade announcers read a script about each float as it passes, and this year’s message from the Potters House is one of support for troops who serve in harm’s way, and who rescue the hurt and lost, “as Jesus did when he died on the cross to rescue us from our sins.” DennisK eppel,l eft,p reachesG ospelt hroughout parader outeo nP rescottfl oat;r ight,fl oath onors those who have served in Armed Forces.