"Cup for a Cause" Event Launched!

As the sun descended in the sky last Saturday night, workers at the Royal Cup Café were busy taking orders from eager customers;  tea latte, mocha royale coffee, vegetarian salad never tasted this good (and came in a size plenty big enough to satisfy two grown men who’d brought their appetites)   -  and don’t get us started on the paninis…  : )

In the backroom of the café, surrounded by eclectic artwork and furniture, Marcus Gerakos strummed the first tunes on his guitar for YesWeserve’s inaugural monthly “Cup for a Cause” event.  His expertly performed Chick Corea’s “Spain” was followed by a string of numbers from his own CD “Marmelade Sky” as well as several of his own compositions. Marcus was instrumental (!) on our “For the Children” CD project, as he wrote two of the songs, and played guitar on several of the other numbers.

The intimacy of the venue, the closeness between artist and listeners were indicative of  how we do ministry:  near, hands-on, present, real time.

Here is how this new venture works: By ordering delicious food from Royal Cup Café we support the local business, which provides us the venue in the back room of the café, located on the SE corner of 10th and Redondo in Long Beach, CA.  To support the ministry of YesWeServe we presented several options on convenient sign-up lists.

We have several top notch musicians who support the cause of YesWeServe: “changing the world, one child at a time”.  Through this new third-Saturday-of-every-month event, we wish to give a platform to our musician/artist friends, while at the same time giving everyone a chance to listen to great music, enjoy delicious food and give to YesWeServe through a one-time or regular donation, or purchase YesWeServe items like tees, Ghana beads, Indian glass bracelets.

Thank you, Marcus, for a great musical evening!  Thank you to all of you who showed up to enjoy his music and support the ministry of YesWeServe.  All glory to God!