On March 18th & 19th a team of seventeen served on a “One Day Mission” in south Dallas. We partnered with Cornerstone Baptist Church and its pastor Chris Simmons. Our team was challenged to scrape and repaint a home located in a low income neighborhood. The work was hard and slow at first. But the team finished the first day so well that on the second day we divided into two groups. One would finish out the paint project. The other would serve in a Vacation Bible School at the church. Others would serve in a nearby homeless feeding ministry. This plan proved to be God’s plan. The church had an additional ministry team withdraw from coming and they were left short handed. But the Lord had made it where our students could step right in and fill the gap. Those who served meals were asked to help prepare and serve some 250 men, women, and children who were homeless. The paint project was a very neat experience. The church is using this ministry to build bridges into unreached neighborhoods. Believe you me, when two van loads of people show up and start painting a house it turns more than a few heads of both neighbors and those who passed by. Most were “stand-offish” at first but eventually people would stop and talk and some brought us gifts like cold drinks. When they learned that we were all volunteers, the words of thanks were many followed by the question, “why are you doing this?” Well the simple was because we love Jesus, and He loves you ad we are here to show you His love. We did not have the opportunity to lead anyone to faith. But we did plant and water many seeds for the Lord’s glory.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Mission Dallas 2009
On March 18th & 19th a team of seventeen served on a “One Day Mission” in south Dallas. We partnered with Cornerstone Baptist Church and its pastor Chris Simmons. Our team was challenged to scrape and repaint a home located in a low income neighborhood. The work was hard and slow at first. But the team finished the first day so well that on the second day we divided into two groups. One would finish out the paint project. The other would serve in a Vacation Bible School at the church. Others would serve in a nearby homeless feeding ministry. This plan proved to be God’s plan. The church had an additional ministry team withdraw from coming and they were left short handed. But the Lord had made it where our students could step right in and fill the gap. Those who served meals were asked to help prepare and serve some 250 men, women, and children who were homeless. The paint project was a very neat experience. The church is using this ministry to build bridges into unreached neighborhoods. Believe you me, when two van loads of people show up and start painting a house it turns more than a few heads of both neighbors and those who passed by. Most were “stand-offish” at first but eventually people would stop and talk and some brought us gifts like cold drinks. When they learned that we were all volunteers, the words of thanks were many followed by the question, “why are you doing this?” Well the simple was because we love Jesus, and He loves you ad we are here to show you His love. We did not have the opportunity to lead anyone to faith. But we did plant and water many seeds for the Lord’s glory.
