Welcome to C28's Blog!
I want to welcome you and let you know that God is using C28/NOTW to reach millions with your support and your prayers. We are grateful to be used in this way. Our webmaster Justin Palmer had a great idea a few months ago of starting a blog to keep in touch with our supporters, you! We are grateful.
After 8 years and through God's grace and blessing we are operating 11 Christian Lifestyle C28 stores, a C28.COM internet web store, and an NOTW (Not Of This World) clothing line. We have 7 stores in Southern California, 3 in Northern California, and 1 in Southern Florida. Our stores carry alternative Christian clothing, music & jewelry and enough witness wear to help you reach others for Christ. From shirts, hoodies, jackets, pants and shoes, to stickers, belts, purses, bags and accessories.
Our mission is to glorify God by sharing the grace, truth and love of Jesus Christ. To this end, over 9,600 have prayed the sinners prayer to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior! We strive to pray with customers that walk into our stores! The C28 stores are like an emergency room at a hospital. We deal with youth and adults battling suicide, depression, pornography, drugs and sex to name a few things. God is our key to our success.
As a company we have struggled for years trying to make ends meet. It has been a total faith walk from the very beginning. And yet seeing people's life change through Jesus Christ has encouraged us to forge ahead in spite of the countless challenges. Although I have not made a penny back from my $2.5 million dollar investment made 8 years ago, our payment has been seeing 9,600 people saved through Jesus! And there is more good news, through God's grace we have started to become profitable in the last few years. Without profitability we would simply go out of business and close our doors. And we praise God for helping us make ends meet, this way we can open more C28 stores throughout the country and reach more people for Jesus!
Please pray for us when you read this, and please let all your friends know about us as quick as possible! We need your continued support and your prayers to keep growing, allowing for a clean and positive alternative retail choice to the mainstream stores and products.
Please use our products to grab people's attention and to show them to Christ, quickly! "Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest." John 4:35
Thank you for reading the C28 Blog. Please feel free to leave your comments with any ideas on how we can use the C28 blog in the future.
Labels: Aurelio F Barreto, c28, christian blog, not of this world, notw
posted by Aurelio F. Barreto @ 8:02 AM
20 Comments
20 Comments:
I am so happy to have stumbled upon your website after googling "Christian T-shirt" looking for Christmas gifts for my sister and brother-in-law. I love what I saw and was glad to find some great shirts on clearance. I even made a purchase for myself! I was encouraged by your testimony, as well. It's so awesome to read/hear about people who follow God's call. I pray that God continues to bless your ministry/business.
Blessings,
Carrie
I, too, found C28 by Googling "Christian T-shirt.' I have purchased four t-shirts for my son, who is a dedicated evangelical, and is helping to spread God's word with your help. I love all your awesome designs.
God Bless you,
Becky
this is a great way to spread news out!!! i think that this is really cool. You know what else would be cool? is if you could have something were people can put prayer requests in and people could pray for them! i don't know if we already have something like that, but its just a thought. but i'm really excited for this!
ccyim,
Awesome idea! Early next, year we're going to create a C28 Prayer Board where our customers can submit prayer requests and praises.
Justin Palmer
Web Admin
sweet! a prayer board thing would be awesome!!! this is so cool that you got a blog, cuz now i can hear what's going on with C28 - i pray for all of ya'll constantly!
Hi Aurelio,
I had the opportunity to meet you a couple of months ago in San Jose. I was there to see the bands, and was not disappointed! C28 makes some amazing things happen! Thank you and all of those people who helped in that event.
After the bands performed, I went into the C28 store and suggested that a store be opened in the Salinas/Monterey area. I hope it happens! But, now that I have moved back to Montana, I'm hoping to see a store in Great Falls, where I am currently living. There is not much to choose from when it comes to Christian anything.
God's Blessings,
Cheri
Hi Aurelio,
Chadd and Chanda Touchette who you spiritually touhced a few weekends ago with our visit to your wearhouse. Wanted to share a praise with you about how after we met with you and had some stickers on hand, a woman saw my husbands jacket and was moved by it and said how nice it was to see people wearing their faith. It was great because Chadd was able to go to the car and supply her and her kids some stickers and talk a bit about C28. Spreading His Word can sometimes be intimidating and your ministry made it easier this time! Praise God for your efforts and we send much prayer to max out that 9,600 new comers!
Love
The Touchette Family.
I love your store. I miss it terribly since moving to Texas. We shop on line quite a bit, but would love to see C28 expand to The Bible Belt. I know your stores would flourish here. Would love to get one started in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area...maybe Grapevine Mills. Just some food for thought...
This is so amazing. These stores are so amazing, and it is such an incredible blessing to the world.
C28 is constantly in my prayers, and i pray that God will attract people to these stores, cause let me tell you: He's doing on AWESOME job, of attracting me. I have about 14 t-shirts hats, wristbands, shoes, necklaces, stickers, and even jackets from that store because i love it so incredibly much! I will be praying that C28 will stay in business and that God will surround these stores. Thank you so much for this. It is truly amazing.
In Christ
Liz
This is Awesome! It would be super cool if the store managers could blog too. I would love to read up on what the Lord is doing at the store level. Great idea justin! God Bless you C28!
Ok Sarah, here you go. This is Denise Colletti store manager for Temecula. The coolest thing about our store besides equipting countless saints with the word of God on awesome products is that we have the daily priveledge of telling people about Jesus and praying for them. I love hearing the praise reports. We lead people to the Lord, give them a free bible and direct them to a local church. We pray for the sick and encourage the weary. Where else are you going to find that in the mall? If you're reading this and you find yourself near a C28 location, drop by and say hi. We'll pray for you and boldly tell you "Merry CHRISTmas!" 'cause that's what C28 is all about the Grace Truth and Love of Jesus Christ!
I read the Christmas blog and it uplifted me. I've only been a believer for about five years. Before that I worshipped THE ENEMY.
Since accepting Jesus Christ as my savior, I've been blessed 1000 times over. Thank you for bring faith to the world.
Harry
I'm a high school teacher in a public school and the message of God isn't always evident at our school. These clothes are amazing and share God's love while keeping up with today's styles.
I'm so fortunate to have found your website. Now I get the emails about sales and specials. My family is decked in Christian clothes. I've told everyone about your stores and site and wrote "Go to C28.com!" on my board in my classroom.
Thank you so much and may God continue to bless your business and families.
Tiffanie Fife
God Bless c28 for everything they do. I thank them for creating their store.Its so awesome!!! :) may the Lord bless and watch over them always, and let them be able to continualy reach out to more and more youth every day!
God Bless,
Amanda
c28 is a very good idea and i thank the lord for you.In all of your messages i have been constantly encouraged and inspired.I would like to see c28 become an international thing based in different countries and Kenya being the first.Thanks in advance.May God bless you in all that you do.
Allan R.
Nairobi,Kenya
Hey, Just found your site. Its AMAZING!!!! Im so glad that you make cool Jesus apparell that the kids love and ministers the truth. Praise God! Hey I saw a cool Tee at the local Hastings here and it had a psalm of David. I could not find it so far on your site and would love it if you could help me to find it. Also, It would cool if you printed more tees with the old testament verses for our jewish brothers and sisters.
Vivianna,
Thanks for the encouragement! Do you remember anything else about the shirt? Was it for guys or girls? Do you remember the color?
Justin
C28 Web Admin
I AM SO HAPPY I HAVE FOUND YOUR WEBSITE AND CAN'T WAIT TO ATTEND ONE OF YOUR CONCERTS. I HAVE BOUGHT YOUR CAR STICKERS AND ASKED ALWAYS WHAT IT MEANS AND IT FEELS GREAT TO SHARE THE GREAT NEWS. THANKS
GODS BLESSINGS,
JACKIE
Aurelio,
I just wanted to send a shout out to you all at C28 for finally making it to the east coast! I used to shop your store in the Tyler Galleria, Riverside, CA, then I moved to VA. I'm so excited for your company's expansion. Can't wait til May! You're an hour away from my home, but it will be well worth the trip. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
A loyal customer,
Ranae Haggard
I found this site looking for a hat for myself. When I found it, it was after looking at 20-25 sites which not only didn't have any hats, but no items that a woman could wear and look like the lady that God created her to be. I am very happy to say that I spent enough to get my free shipping :) however I am very disappointed that with your amazing selection of Christian items you do not have any hats for girls! God bless your business and I'll keep checking back for great Christian clothes and perhaps one day I'll find that hat I'm looking for! :)
In Christ,
Briana H.
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