the people serving back2school

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.

I think of the Dr. Suess book Oh the Places You Will Go when I think of the people who serve our church and who serve with back2school. Because of these people we can go further and do more. I am further reminded that I am not and we are not alone.

Last night packing backpacks is another reminder as more than 200 people (wish someone counted, and maybe they did but didn’t tell me) showed up and were full of joy. It was so good listening to conversations, hearing laughter and sharing stories of why we serve. These people are awesome.

Then there are so many from our church and community that just love to serve and do it often. I can call names, but I won’t. What I will say is that life is so much better when these people are making great effort to show others Jesus, to meet needs and to encourage others.

This is good. This is Jesus. This is why back2school is happening for the 19th year. You can still help. But what i ask you to do between now and Saturday is pray a lot. If you can, please do serve. But pray for students and those serving students. Pray for the extra resources needed. Pray for the gospel story to impact lives.

Mark 10:45 NLT

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Like Jesus did make your life count more by serving others. That pretty much says it all, and there is more to come. Set up at our church is tonight at 6. At The Community Fellowship we special needs students and their families beginning at 3:30. Saturday all our locations serve students, and The Community Fellowship begins with volunteers arriving at 8:15. Thank you and pray!

Pray for the students as they hear about Jesus. This is an opportunity for everyone. Pray for back2school. Email your questions or comments (emailback2school@gmail.com) and go to www.gob2s.com for more details.

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