Thursday, September 25, 2008

THE BLESSING OF SELF-SACRIFICE

"...How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news" (Romans 10:15).

My home church has a program for kids each Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 8. We start with play time for an hour. Then we have supper at 6:30. Then from 7 to 8 we have class time. Many of the children do not have good home structure, so we spend a considerable amount of time teaching them life skills. Our aim is also to teach them the Bible, the basis for faith and life skills.

I am so proud of our church people! Last night we had 75 kids, ages 3 through high school. We have 19 adults who volunteer their time, money and their willingness to deal with the stress of loving and teaching these kids. Of course, all of our helpers and teachers are blessed immeasurably--the hugs from the kids and the satisfaction of seeing changed-lives are such a treasure! If you are not involved in helping another, start now. You will be truly blessed!

Grace&Peace,
Tom

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your great work! To me it shows that you all are working well together as a team. Doing God's work requires great team work and cooperation. It cannot be done alone.

--Hawkeye Gold