Wow, I can't believe today we celebrate 800+ special needs friends. God provided us with almost 500 volunteers. This has always been bigger than anything we could do ourselves.

Tammy and I started Night to Shine KC back in 2016, at our dinner table. The first year, we had 85 guests at the Brush Creek Community Center. The next year, the planning team was still just the two of us, and we hosted it at Arrowhead Stadium. We didn't have to worry about a conflict; the Chiefs were not that good. We moved to Union Station two years later because we outgrew the Arrowhead event space.

Union Station was a great partner, but our team had two big problems: we were outgrowing the space and constantly conflicting with the Chiefs. The last two years, the Super Bowl was the Sunday after Night to Shine, and people packed into Union Station to see all the cool Chiefs stuff.

I recommended that we move this year to the Hy-Vee event center; for those of you old enough to remember, this is the old Kemper Arena. So, we will host Night to Shine KC tonight at 6 PM in the Hy-Vee Event Center. Tammy and I can relax as we have handed the ministry over to others and a great partner church, Graceway.

Our single goal remains unchanged: may God be glorified and everything we say and do point people to Him.

Day 34 - February 9 – Night to Shine 2

What a day to celebrate!

May God’s glory be on display for all to see tonight! It’s go time!

Please pray for extra energy for all the teams, coordinators, and Volunteers. Pray that every detail would fall in place perfectly and at the perfect time. May God be glorified in everything!

Matthew 5:14-16

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Pastor Charles

Welcome to my blog. What you will see here for the next few days is an email I send out related to our 40-Days of Prayer campaign at Summit Point Church in KC. 

Hey gang, I actually missed today in the 40 days of prayer. I was so concerned about getting Night to Shine on the prayer calendar that I skipped a day. So we need to pray extra for the Lord to move in and through Night to Shine.

Night to Shine is a prom for people with special needs. The event is in partnership with the Tim Tebow Foundation, and area churches. After 9 years, Tammy and I have been working to transition our role as directors of the event over to the team at Graceway Church.

This is an incredible opportunity for us to show the love of Christ to hundreds of people who are made in God's image and reflect His glory.

Day 33 - February 9 – Night to Shine 1

Please pray that God would fill all those involved with joy bubbling over in their souls and that the Gospel would be lived out boldly. Please pray about last-minute details. Pray for the leadership team, the guests, and the volunteers. Please pray there are no issues with the event space tomorrow night.

Genesis 1:26-27

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

So God created man in his own image,
    in the image of God he created him;
    male and female, he created them.

Praying that God will work for His Glory through Night to Shine 2024.

Pastor Charles