God is awesome. I love when a group of people get together and you can tell Jesus is there somehow. I love it when a group of people are all on the same page and are ready to let God use them to accomplish the mission. tonight we were able to take the next steps in creating a space in our building for relational ministry to occur. like solomon's porch, we are preparing to open a marketplace of free and necessary items (clothes, household goods, food, other stuff) for our neighbors. we have seen how faithfulness has been multiplied at the open door clothing bank in lititz. every year for five years Lititz methodist increased its output of generosity, providing school kits and backpacks to families. five years ago they made 75 school kits. this year they made over 840. five years ago they gave out no backpacks. in fact in the course of about three years they started giving away backpacks for kids--from 320 to over 800. amazing. loaves and fishes, man, loaves and fishes. God sees abundance. we see scarcity. God creates a way in which economic justice might occur in a local community through a spirit of generous sharing that embodies the faithfulness of God. God is awesome.
Jeff neikirk has agreed to teach confirmation...and in our situation that means to walk with and mentor three to five young people. Also awesome.
I am learning about being a mission church training mission servants. we are not a full service church, said my friend Shawn. we are a mission school and a worshipping community of disciples following Jesus. So the goal is to invite and encourage people to become part of the training and practice.
The prayer class I'm leading right now has been neat too. I think it will become a repeatable learning experience. maybe annually. a way that we train small groups to pray...
"For God alone my soul in silence waits." psalm 62:1.
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