We live in a fast paced society! People are running to and fro at all hours of the day and night to get things done! All of us have busy lives, things to do, places to go and lists to accomplish, but we must not forget that as a believer in Jesus Christ, one of our purposes in this life is to be a blessing to someone else! I was truly blessed today by the love and compassion of our NJC family at our 1st ever Back Pack Giveaway Outreach for our Community! The atmosphere was charged with excitement as we arrived early to get everything ready; from people setting up tables, creating lines, blowing up the inflatable, cooking hot dogs and chili, organizing the sign in area and running here and there and everywhere to make sure it all went as planned! Families from our Community; Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Teachers and Employees of the Elementary School around the corner and children of all ages began to fill up the line, register their kids and make their way to get a free hot dog, chips and a drink. As we all worked our various posts waiting to go inside the Church to give the backpacks away, I stood watching my Church family as they talked with the folks, hugging the children, loving on them and sharing the love of Jesus! It reminded me of the scripture 'Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children." Luke 18:16 (NLT) The kids faces beamed as they got to play in the big Monster Truck inflatable and get a new back pack for school! We fulfilled a purpose today by being a blessing to others! Let's make it a daily thing; give someone a smile, lend a hand, pay for a stranger's meal...GIVE BACK & it will become addictive!
Bruce & Beth
Founders & Lead Pastors of NJC in Greensboro, NC ArchivesSeptember 2011 Categories |
RSS Feed