Saturday was our annual cookout and evangelistic outreach at Charlotte Correctional Center. We grilled hamburgers and hotdogs and served them up to the inmate population along with all of the fixings. Our speaker for the event was Jerry Moore, Head Football Coach of the three-time National Champion Appalachian State University Mountaineers. 
Coach Moore had the attention of every inmate on the yardIt was great to see so many smiles on the faces of the inmates and to see their excitement and appreciation for the event. The volunteers were fantastic, the weather was beautiful, the music was incredible (Thank you Larry Greene), and Coach Moore's message was a home run.
Many of the inmates stayed around for prayer, a word with Coach Moore or one of the volunteers, and most just because they didn't want the afternoon to end.
I know that eternal things took place yesterday on the prison yard. It seems you can really do a lot with hotdogs, hamburgers and a bunch of smiling, christian people who just want to be Jesus to the world around them.
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I'm sad I missed it again!
Wouldn't you say Coach Moore scored a touchdown instead of a home run... way to mix up your sports analogies, Dad!
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