back2school is important

What a week. It is the fastest and fullest of our church year because back2school is here. Please pray for the students and their families that will be served. Because of Covid-19 things have to be done differently.

Yet these kids still have needs. Pray for them. School is different. It will be strange for the administrators, teachers, students and for families. Pray for each.

That is another reason we need to share hope and life and give strength away. All of that God has provided for us.

Lamentations 3:21 NASB

This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.

We will give hope. We will share life. That is why back2school is so important.

This year there will be 17 locations, and there are more, who will be part of the back2school outreach. All of us are serving because we believe in God, and we believe that God has a plan for each of these students.

But that is not all that is going on this week. I will wait to share more.

May God use us to share hope with others. That is why back2school is all around us and important! Pray!

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