In his name the nations will put their hope.
Matthew
12: 21
For those in this
sin-sick world, God provides hope.
That hope
comes by placing one’s confidence in the name of Jesus.
How can that hope be shared with others?
One way is
to bring someone to an upcoming event. The Verdict Akron is a hope festival for
the city. It will take place on August 6th, from 11 AM to 8 PM at
Grace Park in Akron. It is a free community event offering extreme
entertainment, daily necessities, love and messages of hope.
Why a hope festival?
In the
words of The Verdict Akron Facebook page:
“Why?
Look around you. Pick-up the newspaper or click on the local
news. Drive through the City. Stop and have an honest conversation with a
police officer or someone who lives in the heart of the hood. In fact, do the
same thing in the suburbs, they are not immune from these issues. Do we need
HOPE? We all know and feel the answer.
‘Heroin,
human-trafficking, homicides, hopelessness’. . . the headlines are all around
us. We can ignore them, accept them as the new norm, play the blame game, talk
the problems to death, or just deny that they exist.Or, we can stop talking and
together -DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.”
Who is The Verdict
Planning Committee?
The
Verdict planning committee is composed of business, law enforcement, clergy,
ministry and other partners from the community who love God and love others. Members
recognize that as they look around, crime, drug addiction, human trafficking,
hopelessness, loneliness, division and darkness are destroying our City. The
committee and its partners are convinced that there is only one solution to
these problems: A relationship with Jesus Christ. The Verdict planning
committee exists to share this HOPE with the City.
What will be offered at the event?
This FREE event will include a
dynamic special speaker, a concert by a national-recording, hip-hop artist who
describes himself as an “ex-hustler turned urban missionary”, Akron’s first
ever, city approved, motorcycle stunt show by the founder of street
racing/stunt riding.
There will be a “City of
Resources” which will include tables of ministry partners that specialize in
helping the hurting regarding: exiting a life of crime, drug addiction,
prostitution, human trafficking and assisting with housing, job placement and
employment.
The event will offer a Fugitive
Safe Surrender tent to allow people the opportunity to clear up warrants and
child-support issues through the Summit County/Akron City court systems. There
will be free food, bouncy houses and giveaways for kids.
In the week leading-up to this
event, The Verdict partners will come together as a community for “City Serve”
to invest in cleaning up our streets. Partners will paint fences, pick up trash
and “build bridges.” They will be an example to our larger community and our
Nation that help and HOPE require more than mere words. Partners will love like
Christ with actions.
How can I learn more?
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