Tri-county Christian Center

"True American Thanksgiving Story" - "The Uniquely American Holiday” – Psalms 107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalms 107:8-9 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. * Whatever happened to Thanksgiving? * Thanksgiving in the 21st century. ** Forgetting Thanksgiving? Businesses were open. ** Something has changed. Almost all Major Retail Stores Closed! * Early Thanksgiving Observances. - Pilgrims decide to flee to Holland where they could practice their faith in freedom. After nearly 12 years, they relocated to America. - Pilgrims invite the Indians for a 3 day Thanksgiving festival. - Congress issued 15 Prayer & Thanksgiving Proclamations during the War for Independence. - Now, therefore, I do appoint Thursday, the 26th day of November NEXT (1789) to be devoted by the People of these United States to the service of that great and glorious Being,…