So i spent an awesome three hours just now and wanted to share!
It's amazing how wonderful God is and how He works in our lives still.
Today was the last day of Wonderful Wednesday until the fall. Every week one of our members cooks a meal for 70-100 people with the help of 5 or more volunteers. Then we have about 7-8 cleanup staff afterwards but everyone does their part.
Meal starts at 5:15 with all the new folks going up front, birthdays, anniversaries get to go in the front of the line. Then announcements and prayers. It really makes you feel like part of a community and the food and deserts are awesome. First wednesday a month is potluck and we get like 15 different deserts and sides.
The kitchen staff sometimes make to go boxes for the shut ins and homeless in the neighborhood. So it's an awesome ministry and I am so glad we have the support from everyone in the church.
So the program tonight was Canine Angels and the guy trains service dogs for disabled vets, fire fighters and children. He gives the dogs to them for free and operates totally on donations. He had 13 dogs on stage as he talked and they sat for the most part. Only one of the new dogs walked off stage but went back when called. He says he rescues all the dogs from the pound (sentenced to be put to death because they were misdiagnosed as dangerous or violent or untrainable) or found them on the side of the road.
It was awesome to see him talk and work with the dogs and you could see that God had blessed him with a ministry.
After the program, we went to pack bags of food to go into the backpacks of Stephen's ministry. This program started with prayer jars in the classrooms of a local elementary school and a group of moms meeting each week to pray over the teachers request.
One week a request said "please pray for a student,he doesn't have food at home."
One of the moms brought food and gave it to,the teacher to give to,the student...
Now it's in all the schools and over 500 backpacks go home each week with the kids.
The community has really stepped up and donated food, money, building space, time and love.
So yeah this day will be one of the precious gems I treasure.
Just wanted to praise God and share with y'all.
God bless and keep you!