...God is Love. 1 John 4:8
Exciting things are happening here in Kenora. One of our teen girls brought a friend to youth last week. A man we have been praying for a long time came to church yesterday. We also had a man return that had fallen out of church for a few months. And Praise the Lord! We have a baptism next Sunday. We were also able to order our new hymnals! This has been a week of much needed encouragement.
John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
We have a lot of plans for Victory Baptist Church in the next year. One of the things we are doing is new to all of us. It started out as a project for the ladies and has turned into a church-wide lesson in Love. This year we will be working on making and collecting blankets and personal gift bags for the homeless in our community.
My husband preached awhile back that love is not an investment. So often we love hoping to get something in return. I'm so glad that God didn't love like that! I have nothing to give Him, but He loved me anyway.
The ladies are making 8" crocheted or knitted squares. We also have one lady making quilts. We even have a lady in the community who wants to help. Then we will spend our bi-monthly ladies' fellowships assembling the blankets. Late this Fall, we will assemble gift bags of personal items, and make lots of cookies and sandwiches. Included in the bags will be some Gospel literature and we hope to have enough Bibles to include one in each bag. Then we will send out groups of men to deliver the gifts.
Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Even our children are getting involved. Our son, Jerry (almost 7), came to me last night after church with a Walmart bag. Inside were some of his Lego, his magnify glass, and a picture he colored. He said it was for a homeless child. He told me he colored the picture, because he figured a homeless kid couldn't afford crayons and he didn't want the child to feel bad. Isn't it a shame when children grasp the meaning of love with such simplicity and we adults fight ugly thoughts about who or what the homeless are? We have two men in our church, good men, who have in the past spent some time on the street for different reasons. Christ died for everyone. I love how children love unconditionally and without prejudice.
I had said that we are hoping for nothing in return, but that's not entirely true. We are praying for some souls to be saved and lives to be restored. I'm excited. If any of you have ever done something like this before and have any helpful suggestions, I would love to hear from you. My Email
Pray with us that this endeavor will be successful in teaching us love, humility, and compassion and that souls will be saved. It's going to be a great year!
1 comments:
What a great idea! And such a concrete way for the kids to see love in action.
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