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excited about back2school


 

I am ready for the best back2school outreach ever.  What will make it better?  Answer that and join in.


How can you help?  First, pray for those who will be served and for those who are serving.  I challenge you to volunteer at one of this year’s locations, give to support the events, be part of the big event, AND finally, help celebrate by sharing and continuing to serve!


Matthew 18:20  NLT

For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.


It is incredible to get together with hundreds of people for a common cause.  One of my favorite happenings of #back2school is when we come together to put the school supplies in backpacks.  That will be this coming Tuesday evening at 6pm.  A couple hundred volunteers will fill about 3,000 backpacks.  I cannot even come up with the right words for what this piece of back2school does to me.


It is for the children.  It is for their families.  When they receive their backpack and shoes, we bless each of the students and tell them about the hope that comes from Jesus.  The partners and friends working together is like an explanation point.  Or maybe it is like three!!!


This is the 16th year of the back2school outreach.  There are new locations, many new people and new students joining in this year.  I love the smiles on those kid’s faces.


Working together really is amazing.  Together we gain momentum and strength.  Together we are louder and maker a bigger splash.  Together we serve more people.  Together we are seeing God change more lives.  And there is more to come.


Colossians 2:2  NLT

I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.


Pray for back2school and join in to be part of the team making it happen!

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