Lately . . .

So we tore down a shed. There was a lady down the road from our Youth Center who had a tree fall on her shed/garage during the last hurricane. We noticed that it was in real bad shape and approached her about it. She said that she needed help getting it removed from the property. Several people had been by to tell her they’d help, but had never returned. Well, obviously, she hadn’t talked to a youth group cause all I had to do was tell the kids we were gonna knock down a building, and they were pumped. We had a blast.

From there, God has opened up some really awesome doors. I have met several people in the community who actually do this kinda work. There is an organization called Faith Communities that takes Federal Grant money and repairs homes with hurricane damage.

So we have been busy as of late, planning service projects. Some of them seem a little out of our league for the time being. There are a lot of people who need roof repair, but we don’t really have anyone in our church that is qualified to do roof work. So we’re gonna hold off on the roof work for the time being. We’re gonna try to being by having a community clean up during our Spring Break. I’m working on lining up a few specific projects: building a handicap ramp at someone’s house, cleaning up a lot where we might be planting a neighborhood garden, etc. Other than that, we’re trying to rent a big dumpster so that we can go around and haul off trash that people in the community haven’t been able to get removed.

The point of all this is to get involved where God is already working. To reach out into the community in ways that meet needs and in ways that offer no benefit for us. Will we try to share the Gospel? Yes, we will; to anyone who will listen. Will we try to invite people to church? Yes we will; but rather than try to bring people to church, we’re gonna try to take Jesus to them.
I ask for your prayers in this. That we be lead by the Holy Spirit and not by our own desires.