Week of Hope

COMMENTS FROM ATTENDEES

Thursday Evening

1. I enjoyed the music and singing along.

2. I have seen and heard some amazing things and I am glad to have Christ in my life.

3. I think tonight was great.

4. I think tonight was really cool!

5. Thanks to all who shared their personal stories of Christ in their life. Eric Elder was awesome! The messages he presented were wonderful and understandable.

6. Awesome! Thanks, Lord!! Thanks Ministerial Association.

7. Prayers are being answered.

8. Tonight was wonderful. Jesus is wonderful. You were all great.

9. Thank you! The service was moving and uplifting.

10. Thank you, Eric, for all your hard work.

11. Excellent; a real blessing.

12. Great program! It is so good to see how God is changing lives. I was encouraged by what I saw.

13. Tonight was excellent!

14. Awesome service.

15. Awesome; great job everyone!

16. The worship and testimonies were so amazing—so real and very touching.

17. A very moving evening. I do know Christ and am thankful.

18. The sound of the stones being dropped to the stage made a dramatic statement.

19. Would be nice if the city could have something like this one night every three months quarterly. Excellent presentations.

20. Excellent program—powerful speakers.

21. Beautiful music, life changing testimonies, meaningful skit.

22. Those who shared their stories were very brave. Their faith in Jesus Christ was very visible. You couldn’t help but to feel the love of Jesus as they spoke. God bless!

23. This event was a wonderful idea and I hope it can continue each year. Thank you!

24. Thank you! This evening has been a blessing.

25. I am glad that I came here tonight. We can only grow closer to God by sharing our faith with each other.

26. Really liked the music and the personal stories. Next year, let the churches in Ottawa know about this.

27. Awesome service.

28. He created everything. He owns this world. He makes the rules.

29. PTL How awesome He is!!!

30. The Holy Spirit is working in this place. How strong the feeling of Jesus’ presence in here tonight. Thank you!

31. Thank you. The honesty was so amazing.

32. I know Jesus is the answer.

33. What an awesome experience tonight.

34. Very encouraging. Thank you for all your hard work. Praise our wonderful Savior.

35. I think that this Week of Hope has been great. It is wonderful to see everyone working together. God bless each and every one of you.

36. I hope this becomes a yearly event. I enjoyed this night. Thank you. Peace be with you.

37. In the last song, I was so moved. I wanted to stand and put my hands in the air and praise God for I have fallen away from church. I will be back Saturday night.

38. Great job. Kent, your solo was beautiful.

39. Very uplifting and outstanding.

40. Eric, your story was something. Thank God for you! You prove there is hope!

41. I was here because of my friend and I loved it!

42. Wonderful! Very encouraging!

43. What a blessing this week of faith is—for me and for Streator. Thank you and God bless each and every one of you.

44. This thing is so SWEET!!

45. Beautiful service and testimonies. Even better than the Cubs game.

46. Music wonderful! Message was very good. It touched me where I needed it. Makes faith believable—God reachable.

47. Awesome testimonies.

48. Thanks to all who put a lot of hard work and spare time into making this an awesome experience. Thank you for the opportunity to experience such joy and faith. Hope more programs are to follow. God bless!

49. It was great.

50. We MUST do this again!

51. Excellent! God is here.

52. The two best parts about tonight was when Kent Sanders sang and the video by Kevin Valentine. They were great!

Saturday Evening

53. It’s great to see the youth so on fire for Jesus. God bless you in the work you do with them.

55. More music—less testimonies. I love what you are doing! Keep up the good work.

56. I thank everyone. It was a great night.

57. Thanks for all your hard work and putting this together! God bless!

58. I think this is cool!

59. I really like it very much. I believe in God and Christ.

60. Eric, Thank you and may God bless you abundantly. You can’t begin to imagine how deeply your message touched my heart tonight. It was exactly what I needed to hear.

61. It was great! Are you going to have it next year?

62. Wonderful services; very inspiring.

63. Is this going on next year?

64. It was great!

65. Enjoying each night!

66. It was amazing!

67. Thanks for the excellent night.

68. Praise God.

69. Well done; well planned; well executed. Jesus’ name was glorified. His message went out.

70. Nourishing my heart and soul through worship and praising the Lord in music and singing. The testimonies were a reminder of my own life.

71. This is awesome. It needs to become an annual event—or more!

72. Thank you for your service! I didn’t know if I wanted to come tonight but I’m very glad that I did.

73. The teen testimonies were really great!

74. Sunday night was my first night here and God truly spoke through the whole service. Thank you for your ministry.

75. This whole event was awesome and uplifting. I hope you consider doing this again soon.

76. Awesome—praise God.

77. Very saddened that it is over. Really enjoyed praying, praising and worshiping with the community!

78. It was great.

79. I enjoyed the inspiring service very much.

80. I am glad I could give a donation. The Week of Hope was really wonderful.

81. I wish we could make this an annual event. Bravo and praise the Lord.

82. Week of Hope was great.

83. It was terrific. Tonight God really spoke to my heart. Please continue to life me up as I continue witnessing to people. Also pray for the Tuesday morning Bible study at SHS.

84. This is the first time in the last 2 1/2 years that I have heard the gospel preached. It does not happen where I attend church.

85. Thank you for the Week of Hope—God’s blessings.

86. Thanks to all who are responsible for the Week of Hope. May God bless you all in a very special way!

88. I hope the Week of Hope comes back year after year. It is totally awesome.

89. Pray for another Week of Hope next year.

90. It was very cool. I liked the testimonies and the videos. Thanks for a great week.

91. Love what you do! More praise and worship; less testimonies.

92. I know without a shadow of doubt.

93. Thank you and may God bless you!

94. The Week of Hope was great.

95. Everyone (band, chorus, Eric) was great. I’ve truly seen God.

96. Chorus, you did great. Band was great. Eric, you did great. Great job Week of Hope.

97. Thank you for the wonderful week.

98. It was a great experience.

99. I was here all four time and it was amazing.

100. Week of Hope was the best ever!!

101. Let us pray that the Spirit in this room tonight continues in our hearts and our community. Praise His Holy Name—Amen!!!

102. Praise God for the unity of the body of Christ. May God’s spirit continue to pour over Streator. He who began the good work will be faithful to complete it.

103. As part of the worship team, I felt such joy in the unity that came from the participation of all of the churches. I loved the multi-generational testimonies and the city-wide choir. Thanks for such an awesome time. Great job, Kent and Eric! P.S. My faith was strengthened!