At our pre-Easter amphitheater service in which all the Christian churches across our county were invited, a challenge was made to BE the church. After enjoying great worship music and hearing a stirring message by the well-known author of Crazy Love, Francis Chan, we were asked to follow the lead of the Son of God, Jesus, whose life we had come to celebrate.
We were reminded that Jesus told his disciples to be known by their love, to care for the poor and orphaned, to become His feet and hands, and to store up treasures in heaven not on earth. We were then given an opportunity to text a $10 donation to our local chapter of an amazing national organization called Safe Families. I don't know how much we raised in that service--there were 1000's of us in attendance. I do know that we were all changed by the stories and the positive impact that Safe Families was having on families and children in crisis due to drugs or abuse or abandonment. The donations--as well as a willingness to take in a child for a short while--ARE MAKING A HUGE difference in the lives of children in our community.
Please, consider celebrating the life of Jesus this Easter with a gift to your local chapter of Safe Families. Give. Get Involved. A little change--in this case, $10--will have a BIG RESULT in the life of one child, one family in crisis.
Be encouraged,
Becky
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