Compassion Packs to the Homeless

I feel blessed and so thankful to God for giving us the opporutnity to serve the homeless this last Saturday. As we think about the next time we serve them, we need to consider that Summer will pose a challenge for them. During the sweltering months of summer, the homeless face a host of dangers from dehydration to heat stroke. We can help quench their thirst and cool their bodies by collecting sunscreen and sun block, aloe vera gel, insect repellent and flip flops in addition to our usual compassion packs. Also, please contact the Pocket Testament League http://www.pocketpower.org/ to order more gospels for the packs.

At church yesterday I felt challenged by Pastor Gary's talk on Reaching Out, part of the Roots series at STF. I was particularly struck by a comment he made -- When we tell our story we are beggars giving fresh bread to another beggar. Let's start giving fresh bread...the Bread of Life. In addition to our normal distributions why don't we take a few minutes to pray with the men and women? That's our first step. This baby step will help prepare us and introduce them to the second step. The next time we go to that corner, we share our story... not necessarily our testimony but our fresh bread story. Where we are right now in our walk with the Lord. We know lives can only be changed through Jesus Christ. Let's allow God use us to facilitate that change. We can be God's laborors in the Harvest!

Please pray about this. To witness you must be motivated from deep within you. One who has chosen to be a witness for Christ must be willing to be an example of Him. Let's act on what the Lord wants us to do and be His hands and feet in the world.

Romans 1014 "How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"