 Saturday
October 14 Open Arms Church hosted the free event and free meal for
the entire community. Hundreds of people were in attendance for the
Bear Man, which included a presentation by Trophies of Grace and a
meal from Nuthatch Hill BBQ.
The day began with lunch and fellowship. The sanctuary and commons
areas were filled with beautiful mounts of animals from Trophies of
Grace, a nonprofit ministry spreading the gospel through the great
outdoors.
Open Arms Pastor Larry Crawford opened in prayer.
Open Arms Worship Team began the event with amazing worship.
Pastor Crawford introduced Carl parks of Trophies of
Grace who offered a special presentation.
Then Pastor Sal Sberna of Bear Man Ministries spoke,
prayed, and introduced the Bear Man, James H. VanSteenhouse.
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In 2015, James was hunting for moose in the Northwest
Territories of Canada when the unexpected happened. He was attacked
by a bear. He gave his harrowing story of bravery, faith, and
survival, and most of all, how he questioned if he would go to
Heaven or hell if he died in that moment. It was during the rescue
flight that he remembered that he had given himself to Christ many
years ago as a child and he had been forgiven of all past and future
mistakes. It was then he turned his life back over to Christ.
Later when recovering, he was speaking at his local church about
what had happened to him and Pastor Sberna, hearing this, realized
this was a ministry. Since then, thousands have given their lives to
Christ through Bear Man ministries.
During Open Arms Sunday service, Pastor Sal Sberna, James
VanSteenhouse and his wife Elizabeth had a special question and
answer discussion about marriage and the importance of Christ at the
center of it.
Fifty-one people gave their lives to Christ at Open Arms on
Saturday.
[Heather Gaule] |
