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Posted on June 5, 2012June 5, 2012 by Krista Guenin

The Great Giveaway was awesome!

I love The Great Giveaway!! Every year, it never ceases to amaze me how many people come out for it – both volunteers from GENESIS, and people from the community. This year we were specifically praying that 600 people would come, and God totally blew us away when over 800 people showed up!!! About 15 minutes before we opened there were over 300 people waiting, and almost everything was gone within the first 45 minutes. It was NUTS! But SO FUN!

It took us a month to collect all of the items that were given away, a week to organize it all, and about 3 hours to put it all out on display.

People began lining up and waiting by about 7:30am (the giveaway began at 10am)

My friend Tracy did a fabulous job organizing the event!

My lovely friend Christie was passing out balloons (photo taken on instagram). I heart this picture of her :)

All the volunteers gathered to pray right before we opened the “doors”

The masses are getting excited!!

Check out this quick little video I made of the opening of the floodgates! It was NUTS!!!

This guy was the big winner of the day, and walked away with a FREE 60″ TV!! He was pretty pumped to say the least ;)

My brother, Michael, did an awesome job with the bullhorn, keeping everyone entertained and informed!

The kids probably had the most fun! I love these two, and their deep discussion about stuffed animals. It looks like intense negotiations, haha!

Games inside for the kiddos

And a bouncy house outside for the kids big and small ;)

Um, perhaps they were over-sugared… My nephew Tristan would beg to differ

Facepainting fun! My niece Reilly and her best buddy Maddie got matching face parrots

Oh Dylan, you make an adorable basketball!

My nephew Caeden – almost as excited about the hot dog as he is about that container full of candy!

We grilled and gave away almost 1,000 hot dogs!!

I have no clue how much popcorn and cotton candy we made, but Bettina was COVERED in it!

Seriously, there were SO many PEOPLE there!!!! But within an hour almost all of this was gone, and it was just people eating hot dogs and playing games.

SUCH a fun day!!! I can’t wait for next year!!!!

to view more of my favorites from The Great Giveaway, check out the album on Facebook!

Posted on October 10, 2008August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Get Drenched – Summer 2008

This summer, my church, GENESIS, had another baptism service. This time we headed out to Sandy Beach in Winchester and witnessed four of our friends proclaim their love and devotion to Jesus. It was incredibly moving and beautiful to witness.

The weather was awful that weekend – scattered thunderstorms the whole day. But we pressed ahead and the clouds opened up long enough for us to have our service.

Praying before they shared their testimonies.

My dear friend Suzanne totally had me in tears

I love the look of joy on her face here

I love this reaction!

But the moment when Ashley’s husband, Scott hugged her afterward was the most powerful moment for me. I just love the way he’s holding her and the way she’s leaning in to him. It just screams love to me.

Right at the end of the service, this bird flew overhead and reminded me of a verse from the book of Mark. It says, “As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’” It just reminded me of how pleased God was that day.

And this is just a random shot of my adorable nephew watching everything from the beach. He’s so cute :)

And here’s a slideshow of the service, if you’d like to see more!

Posted on June 27, 2008August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Get Drenched

This post has been a LONG time coming! With all of the traveling, eSessions, and now weddings – I’ve been a bit behind on my personal work. But I just had to get this one done this week! I couldn’t wait any longer :)

On Easter Sunday of this year, my church held a baptism service both in the morning at Hope Christian Church, and in the evening at Genesis. Before getting baptized, each person got up and shared their story and explained why they decided to make this commitment. It was very powerful to hear their testimonies and both services were just amazing!

In the morning, we had 3 boys from the youth group get baptized. Our Youth Pastor, David went into the water with them and prayed over each boy. It was really cool to see how confident and excited these guys were that morning!

It was especially cool to witness Sarah’s baptism. Her father had the honor of stepping in to the water with her. It was definitely a special moment for both of them.

Later that night, some of my friends at Genesis also took the plunge. The testimonies were very real, very emotional, and very powerful that night. My brother-in-law, Michael is our Pastor and he was so excited to pray for and baptize each of them. It was such a blessing to witness!

This is one of the girls in my LIFEgroup, Elyse. She’s just amazing, and I was so proud of and happy for her that I could totally not keep from crying. Even now, I’m tearing up!

And this is my girl, Meaghan, yo! ;) She’s also in my LIFEgroup and is getting ready to go on staff with Campus Crusade. I am still praising God for the impact this night had in her life and in the life of those around her!! (If you’re interested in supporting Meaghan in her ministry, let me know, or click here)

What a wonderful way to celebrate Easter! Check out the slideshow for more…

Posted on September 28, 2007August 25, 2009 by Krista Guenin · 2 Comments

Get Drenched

This summer Genesis held our first baptism service! Ten young men and women went into the waters to publicly declare their desire to follow Jesus. It was amazing to hear their testimonies and see how their lives have been changed by knowing God. I had the privilege of photographing the event…

My friend Jenn is so joyful and excited about what God is doing in her life! My brother-in-law, Michael is our Pastor and had the pleasure of taking each of the 10 through the waters.

Evan (center) and Jay (left) went into the water together and were both baptized that day.

Kayleen (center) and Danielle (left) also shared the experience with one another. I just love the look on Kayleen’s face as she’s coming out of the water!

Congratulations to each of you!!
Check out the slideshow below to see the rest :)