31 Oct 05 113076607581125808
Two notable things happened in our assembly yesterday.
We had a baptism yesterday. A lady, who has been blind since childhood, walked by faith to accept Jesus as Lord. One of our elders stood in the baptistry, assisted by his wife who helped guide the woman in and out of the baptistry. This shepherding couple has been ministering to this woman and her husband through their small group. It was quite moving to see them have a part together in this new birth. When she came up out of the water her face was ablaze with joy. It was a sight I hope I never forget.
Some of our community conscious members organized and conducted a coat drive. Coats were collected from the neighborhood which surrounds the church. The coats will be donated to a local homeless shelter to prepare for the upcoming cold season. We hung coats all around the auditorium and during our welcome time invited people to gather around a coat and pray for the person who would receive the coat. After I prayed for one of the coats I took a moment to look around. People all over the auditorium were gathered around in clumps praying for a particular coat. What really touched me was seeing some children, on their own, praying over a coat. One child in particular, (with whom I am well pleased) placed his hand on a coat and I watched him pray for the person who would receive that coat. It was a sight I hope I never forget.
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What a wonderful day you had! Those times and events that really inspire us DO stay with us on and on. Thanks for sharing.
Doris and I helped organize 2 or 3 clothing give-aways in the past. Wish we had thought to pray for the recipients as you did the coats. I’m touched and inspired by what you did there…..especially the children!
Your. Coat. Story. Warmed. My. Heart. Thanks.
Although the sentiment is different, your “coats against the cold” story reminds me of a song by Wayne Watson from the 80’s in which he prayed (sort of) for the soul of the girl–whoever she might be–who would one day marry his son.
“Somewhere in the course of this life/A little boy will need a Godly wife/So, hold on to Jesus, baby, whereever you are”
So, three cheers for the young man (whoever could it be?) praying for the unknown recipient of a coat. And to the lucky/blessed girl who’ll share her life with him.
ezexnq (forgotten prophet?)
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You know Bro, as frustrated as we can become with “church,” it can be forgotten for a short time when we experienced days like the one you experienced yesterday. I love the concept of praying for the respective donations to the homeless by the membership of your church. Keep hanging in there my brother.
certbhxm (ancient word meaning “well-done.”)
jfswcj (oops.)
I was blessed by both of those stories. I so enjoy sharing stories of what happened in our particular assemblies each Sunday. God is doing amazing things.
qlqbeurr (enjoy in moderation)
Sounds like several in our blog family were blessed yesterday by the Lord’s involvement in his family!
We’ve done the coat ministry before, but didn’t hang them out for prayer. Maybe we need to have the west coast version of that again … even though we seem to only need coats out here during the summer!
xboviqn (a former boviqn)
Okay, the word verification is officially CRACKING ME UP!
ocvypkmz (I got nothin’)
Steve:
ocvypkmz is an easy one … it’s the Orange County version of a vypkmz.
bhurho (small pack animal for a stuttering Mexican)
Randy, thank you for your kind words.