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I love these guys

Daniel 10:19  NLT
“Don’t be afraid,” he said, “for you are very precious to God.  Peace!  Be encouraged!  Be strong!”  As he spoke these words to me, I suddenly felt stronger and said to him, “Please speak to me, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”

Today’s thought is going to be short and sweet.  We are in the middle of getting ready for our back2school outreach that happens this Friday and Saturday, and we spent Tuesday getting several of the pieces together.  Wednesday is going to be another busy day with a road trip and delivering shoes to all 5 of our locations!  I so love what we get to do.

And I love these guys too.  The people from our partner churches have been a great encouragement to me.  The pastors from these churches have spoken words of courage and strength so many times.  I know these guys pray for me, and I pray for them.

Last night we packed the backpacks that will be given away this weekend.  As I interacted with the few hundred people who came to help I was once again amazed.  They are friends.  They are partners.  And we are stronger because we are working together.

I pray that we will see miracles that only God can do as we seek to share His love and hope with students and their families.  I pray that each volunteer will be driven to see and serve God even more.  I pray that God will not just provide the resources to share with others but an abundance to help connect people with the one who really gives us all we have.


Pray :

Please pray for our back2school outreach that is 3 days away!  Thank you for PRAYING!  To give click this LINK and select “back2school”.  It takes all of us to get it done, and what a blessing this work is.
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