Power Team visits Statesboro

The Power Team is a group of world-class athletes who use their extraordinary strength as a way to get people's attention so they can spread the word of God. The team has been going strong for 30 years and has held crusades in every state in the U.S. as well as 20 nations around the world.

"It attracts people who wouldn't normally walk into a church and hear a pastor in a suit and tie speak," said Carey Leighow, one of the four members of the team. "We use our physical strength to tell our story," explained Craig Lemley, another of the team members.

The team will be performing tonight, Saturday and Sunday night at the old West Building Supply behind Statesboro First United Methodist Church beginning at 7 p.m. In addition to the performances each night, the team is spending their days speaking at schools, though their message there is strictly secular.

The mission statement of the Power Team is "To reach people with the gospel of Jesus Christ which an ordinary church meeting or event cannot. Drawing people through the use of performing visually explosive and spectacular feats of strength by incredible athletes who share with them the life-changing message of the cross."

I remember when these guys came to my high school and they were pretty interesting to say the least. I remember one of them took a phone book and ripped in half straight down the middle, that really got our attention. They mostly talked about making the right choices during the school years...staying away from drugs and alcohol, pretty much the basic topics of any school assembly, but they definately made it much more interesting. I think they are worth checking out if you've never seen of heard of them.