Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  It’s not over completely as we have one more location that will be serving students this coming Saturday, but this past weekend nine back2school places served students.  It was incredible, and I would like to share the overflow. No, I am not talking about the numbers and the data.  That will come eventually.  What the overflow is … it is the God stuff that took place. There were hiccups and hurdles we had to get over.  Yet God sent us people who were a blessing.  The smiles and the hugs were plenty.  The resources were in place to do what they were meant to do, and honestly, this is why we do what we do. It is all to share the fact that there is hope in Jesus.  Students heard stories about God changing people’s lives.  Each one had their feet washed by a volunteer that talked to them about their future, encouraged them to dream and prayed with each one. Let me start with those who served.  Our volunteer team is amazing.  We had a ...

  John 13:4-5,14 NLT  So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow.  He served.  He valued and gave value to others.  That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet.  It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives.  Jesus said we should do this.  See the verse above.  Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

  We have one event left this coming weekend for back2school, but let me tell you… what we experienced this past weekend was incredible.  I would like to download a bunch of stories for you, yet that isn’t possible.   Let me hit some highlights that keep me thanking God for what He is doing because so many of His kids are being faithful to their calling from God.  Oh this is good. Matthew 19:14  NLT   But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” Let’s do everything in our power to point these kids to Jesus.  That is why #back2school is a reality and a great outreach. I walked in to a church in a town no far from where I live.  They are part of the back2school partnership, one of 16 sites this year, and I stopped to watch as the story we share was being shown on a big screen.  I watched as a dear friend I haven’t seen in a number of years shared with pow...