At O'Fallon Park Pavillion #1

Operation SaveTheLou Presents:
Wake Up Stl:

September 17th
from 12-4pm

Evangelize The Lost
Magnify The Name Of Jesus

Empower The Local Body: Galatians 5:13

What does it mean to “empower the local body”. I believe its time to start seeing the church for what it is. It is the body of Christ. That body is not limited to the 4 walls of our home church, not limited to our neighborhood, our county, our city, our state or even our country! No the body of Christ is the global community of believers in Jesus Christ. So for us to say we want to empower the local body means we want to revitalize churches/ministries within a close proximity to our targeted community. Wherever the Lord leads us to go that is where we will seek to empower the churches within a proximity of our event by providing them an opportunity to be introduced to their community in a new way. But it will not just be that one church it will be multiple churches and organizations who are planted in that community to serve the people and to be there to usher them into that relationship with Christ. How we will accomplish this is by spending the time and resources to draw the people out and allowing all these ministries to set up booths at the event to create a kind of ministry expo. We will throughout the event be directing people to meet their local ministry leaders and encourage them to visit. We will print off flyers with all the local churches and organizations and give them to all the people in attendance to make sure they are aware of the people near that desire to help them get back on track and LOVE THEM! We will use the raffles and giveaways as an opportunity to collect information for churches to be able to reach out to their neighbors and check in.

Unite the Body of Christ: John 17:21

How are we uniting the body of Christ? Much in every way! First we are working with local churches and asking them to work together with other local churches and share this event to be promoted to their local community. Second, our evangelical team which is made up of multiple churches is working to sow the seed in their community but trusting the local churches to do the watering on the seed that is sown. Thirdly, we are bridging the gap between communities by allowing churches outside these communities to help to raise the resources to put on the event. Lastly, every denomination, culture, ethnicity, is working together to make this happen! We are keeping it simple by coming together with the common purpose of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. We all agree that Jesus is the only Begotten Son of God, He was born of a virgin, lived without sin, crucified, buried for 3 days and resurrected on the 3rd day! We all believe that Jesus is our only hope and the world needs to know that He is their only hope as well! So we are working together to preach this good news!!!

Evangelize the Lost: Matthew 28:19

Jesus told the Disciples to go into the world, because He had made them fishers of men! We believe its hard to fish without any bait. The large budget for this event is based on our evangelism technique which follows. We are reaching out to unbelievers, atheist, criminals, murderers, drug dealers, in short people who are carnally minded! We must remember what would have gotten our attention before Christ renewed our minds! We also believe that our God is infinite in resources and in graciousness! So as we have freely received Christ we are freely giving physical things to draw out the lost. We also believe that many unbelievers have the misconception that churches are all about what the people can give them, we hope to break the power of this lie by showing the people what God is willing to give to them! We will introduce them to an all powerful, merciful and giving God in hopes that they will see beyond their physical needs to their true spiritual needs. The raffle prize winning numbers will be read throughout the event to keep the people locked in on the message through the music and speakers. After each music and speaker set prizes will be given away! This will keep the carnal mind engaged to hear spiritual truth and all we can do is hope that FAITH comes by hearing!!!!

Magnify the Name of Jesus:

We hope to start a trend and movement within the Body of Christ. That trend is to shift the attention away from ourselves, away from our ministries and our churches. We want the Lord Jesus alone to be magnified! We want to work together without needing credit, without drawing people to our church or growing our own body, we want the One Church to grow whether those people end up under our leadership or not! We want people to be given the opportunity to bow the knee to Jesus now on earth so that they will not be shamefully forced to bow later! We are warning men that Jesus is their only hope, He is who He said He was, He is the only way to salvation, He is the only way for them to have relationship with the Father, HE IS COMING BACK!

Musicians

Story Tellers

Romans 12:21 KJVS
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Musicians appearing at Save the Lou

Noble

Why do I do what I do? Everything I do for the Lord is because I love Him, He set me free from myself so the things i do are no longer for myself but for His Great Name and Glory! He's my everything!

Noble outlet

Manna Muzic

Who am I? Child Of God bond servant to King Jesus. Why I'm Doing this? To set the captives free! Bring hope to the hopeless. Win Souls for the Kingdom. Complete the will of God!

Coleboy Sedro

The reason I’ve decided to do away with my plan for Gods purpose is because I know Gods purpose is better than my plan. I want to see lives changed through the power of the Holy Spirit. My desire is to see my father will be done in all of the earth !! I want to help set the captives free and offer my life as an sacrifice for the Lord. Souls will be saved and chains broken in Jesus mighty name !

Da Word

Who am I? Born again conscious rapper ministering the Word of God. Why am I doing this? To help people navigate life with a biblical perspective.

Da Word

Linkboyz

The Linkboyz was founded in prison. When one day while in Ronnie J7's cell, Danny 3D was instructed by the Holy Spirit to open Ronnie J7's dictionary. The first word that 3D's eyes seen was the word Linkboy. The word stated that in the 1650's people would hire kids to hold lamps in the streets at night so people could see and find their way home. And that's exactly what the Linkboyz do through their music. They offer hope and inspiration through their lyrics and testimonies to the people. From a life of crime in drugs to a life in Christ and recovery. From "Link in cuffs to Linked in Christ "

NoCeasn

Who am I? My name is Antonio Mayes. Also know as Noceasn. I'm a minister of music from Shelbyville Tennessee. Why do I do This? I love to see the lost redeemed, the blind seeing, and the glorification of our Father which is in heaven. I'm excited to do this event and expecting each 3 of these things to be taking place In the name of Jesus Christ. I won't rest until God has been Glorified!

Story Tellers appearing at Save the Lou

Stanley Prince

After, 26 years in prison on his 3rd tour, God would bring Stanley Prince full circle, back to the person God truly created him to be. His life has been a journey in discovery, love and care, particularly in the area of mental health. He addresses his life with humor and honesty and while some things may make you laugh, some others things may make you cry but our prayer is that hopefully, through it all, you are inspired. In the end Stanley would come to the realization that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life!

James Borders

At age 28, I was given a life sentence. I was a first-time nonviolent offender charged with conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine. I was also charged with illegal enhancements that were not presented to the jury: leader organizer, obstruction of justice, and an increased drug amount. The only evidence used in my case against me was the testimonies of convicted felons. My story is one of crime, repentance, corruption, injustice, faith and love.

Eric Ross

Event host, Eric Ross was born and raised in the church, drawn away by the desires of this world, received 3 DWI's, a 5 year federal sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, only God can receive glory for his life! An example of redemption, forgiveness and Grace to give us hope!

Earl Grissom Jr.

Who are you?
I am a Young,Gifted and Black Man that God saved from Gangs,Drugs and Crime. I am an Overcomer who is walking in my Purpose and The Plan that's been Ordained for me. I'm a Preacher of the Good News of Jesus Christ and I'm very Liberal in extending Hope and Help to a lost ,blind and depraved Generation.I am one whom God has raised up for a time such as Now. I am a child of God

Why I do what I Do
I was once blind and deceived,not knowing I was a pawn of Satan. When God delivered me and the blinders came off, Wow I was so angry that The Adversary was using me as an instrument of destruction and was prepared to send me into everlasting destruction until God stepped in and saved me on Resurrection Sunday in 97'. Now I'm passionate about helping others who are trapped by a diabolical systemic enterprise that leads to poverty, failure,incarceration and ultimate eternal damnation.
I believe there is hope and possibility for all people if they Have an opportunity to encounter The Christ who died for them to prosper be in health even as their soul prospers.
I do it because Christ done it for me

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How are the funds allocated
Fundraising Needs for The Event:

Raffle Prizes:
20 - $50 QT Gas Cards = $1000
10 - $100 Visa Cards = $1000
4 - $250 Amazon Gift Cards = $1000
2 – 65" Vizio Smart TV = $1000
1 - $1000 Cash Grand Prize

Book Bags:
Hoping to receive at least 100 book bags to give away.

Food Packs from Food Pantry:
200 Fuel packs so far

Free BBQ:
$2500 to buy miscellaneous food that is not donated, charcoal for bbq and lighter fluid, plates, silverware, napkins.

Possible donations thus far pledged by: (which would lower budget need.)

A Place to Come and Worship is working towards 500 hot dogs and 500 bags of chips

Ebony with Safelink agreed to get 500 more Bratwurst and or Polish Sausage.

Need: 1000 Sodas, 1000 waters, 1000 buns?, 1000 desert cakes (ding dongs, twinkies, etc.), large Coolers with Ice to keep drinks cold.

Musicians:
$2000 for plane tickets, Hotel, Car Rental for out of town musical

Guests.
$800 for sound equipment Rental
$1200 For stage Rental
$400 DJ

Promotion:
$500 for event landing page
$450 Promotional videos
$1500 Flyers, Banners, yard signs for neighborhoods will keep for future events as possible
$750 to make 100 t shirts design

Event Planner:
$1500

Children Activities:
$800 for 2 Bounce houses and 3 games.
$500 Generator rental and externsion cords includes generator cost for music equipment

Contingency:
$1500 for unforeseen needs and costs.

schedule

Afternoon

September 17th
from 12-4pm

12:00
12:15

Event begins:

Manna Muzic

5 raffle prize drawing

12:15
12:30

Biship Holly

12:30
12:45

Noble

5 raffle prize drawings

12:45
1:05

Stanley Prince

1:05
1:20

Da Word

5 raffle prize drawings

1:20
1:40

Victim Impact

1:40
1:55

Cedro

6 raffle prize drawings

1:55
2:05

James Borders

2:05
2:20

NoCeasn

6 raffle prize drawings

2:20
2:40

Earl L. Grissom Jr

2:40
2:55

LinkBoys

6 raffle prize drawings

2:55
3:15

Victim Impact

3:15
3:40

Manna Muzic

3:40
3:50

2 prize drawings and $1000 grand prize drawing

3:50
4:10

Closing Gospel songs and Prayer

Photo
Gallery

To capture the historical significance of St. Louis, one might use the word "confluence." Just as it sounds, the word "confluence" refers to a place of "flowing together," where two rivers meet. Prior to the damming up of the great rivers in the world, such as the Nile, the Amazon, and the Mississippi, the river "confluence" near St. Louis where the Missouri River with the Mississippi River flow together had more gallons of water flowing each minute than any other place on planet earth. Not just "a confluence" but "The Confluence." This is why a major city came to be located here. This is why Lewis and Clark began their historic exploration from here. This is why St. Louis became known as "the Gateway to the West." But what if there were a spiritual meaning embedded in the natural geography of our city? What if St. Louis has a divine vocation to be a place, not of coming apart, but of coming together? What if the Lord's intent for our city were "confluence," not conflict," and integration, not disintegration?

OUr Mission

Empower the Local Church, Unite The Body Of Christ, Evangelize The Lost, Magnify The Name Of Jesus

Our Mission is to give a platform to men and women who are devoted to seeing a change in our city. People who want to see healing across cultures, ethnicities, denominations to bring about a true unity to our community. Scripture says “judgement starts with the house of God”, we must lead by example. We want to use this platform to empower local churches, ministries and organizations in a close proximity to the event. We believe by introducing them in a broader scale to their community we can create an almost type of expo experience while ministries set up booths that people can visit. We want to do all the work to serve them and allow them to use the platform we provide. We want to unite the body of Christ by providing a way for us all to work together, with the common goal of seeing Christ preached and thinking transformed by the truth. Our goal is to join with churches outside of our target community to raise resources to help empower local voices who are within reach of the lost in these communities. We want real problems to be addressed to show people how their actions affect the community as a whole. We want to create opportunities for Christians to invite their unbelieving friends to a place easier to go than church yet will allow them to hear the power of the gospel and experience the love of Jesus! More than any of these things we want the Name of Jesus to be magnified. All the musicians and speakers will be sharing their personal experiences with Jesus Christ and how He transformed their lives and gave them HOPE. We believe the raffle, give aways, free bbq, music is the bait to draw the people out of the community so that we can present the hook of the Gospel, we are fishers of men. We believe that God is infinite and desires for people to understand that He is the One who blesses us, not us blessing Him!

For information on this event contact

savethelou@yahoo.com

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