Serving Others Together!

Just finished our "Big Give" where we tried raising 5,000 coats for the needy in our communities and it was amazing! I don't know how many thousands of coats were donated and how many we gave away today but it was such a great demonstration that God's people are the best!

Here are my thoughts so far:
1. We can do so much more together than any of us can do alone! Developing a team takes more time but more can be done!
2. The joy was absolutely contagious among our workers!
3. One lady told me that just about her entire small group showed up to help! Oh, that makes a pastor very happy!
4. 80 volunteers last night and over 100 today! And they were such happy volunteers!
5. The recipients were so grateful and thankful.
6. All our staff did so great and our dear Pastor Kevin deserves a big thank you for a job well done.
7. We were trying to figure out who came up with this "Big Give" coat idea and no one seems to know. I love these type of God things that just seem to happen and have His blessing on them and only HE gets the credit for it.
8. Some workers drove 80 miles round trip just to come and help.
9. One worker was so excited last night she could hardly sleep. Serving others is like Christmas Eve for kids.
10. I had unsolicited opportunities to pray with people and it was just so great!

So, to my sons & daughters, my little word of wisdom is this--any time we can get God's people to serve others it is the big stuff of the Kingdom! It is worth the work, any hassles and brings great glory to our Lord.

Remember, the only way we can really serve God is by serving others. None of us can give Jesus Himself a refreshing drink, a meal or clothing. But, when we do it for others and when we do it with a Kingdom perspective, He said we were doing it to him!

I want you to go farther than I ever have.
Papa G