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1 Peter 4:10  NLT

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.

 

We are in our 18th year of back2school, and I am as amazed as ever as well as excited about all that God is putting together.

 

It’s like there is a buzz in the air as people ask questions, others prepare to serve, and so much is doing on as we get ready to serve students and their families.  Yesterday I answered Why does back2school?  Simple put … We want to share the hope that God gives us.

 

You can be involved where you are close by or not.  Today is the event with our local baseball team beginning at 6pm.  This weekend is pack the bus at our local Walmart.  Please choose to help.  Here is how …


Pray.

 

Pray for the students and their families that will be served.  Pray for the servants who will serve.  It takes lots and lots of volunteers, and there is a place for everyone that wants to serve.  

 

Serve.

 

Join us at Walmart to gather supplies.  Join us when we pack backpacks on July 30th.  Help us serve students with special needs on August 2nd.  And the big day Saturday, August 3rd, when every location will join together to serve almost a couple thousand students.

 

I will stop there. But I will share more in the next few weeks.  God put this together, and it is awesome to watch God work!

 

Luke 5:26  NLT

Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things today!”


We continue to move forward to back2school.  How will you serve with back2school 2024?  Email your questions or responses (emailback2school@gmail.com) and go to www.gob2s.com for more details.

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