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| A Job Well Done |
“Yet does not one in a heap of ruins stretch out his hand,Or in his disaster therefore cry out for help?” Job 30:24
We
see devastation on the news every day. Whether it be tornadoes,
forest fires, floods, earthquakes, you name it. Personally, since I
have never had to experience the horror of being in the midst of one
of those tragedies, seeing them on TV doesn’t really phase me.
Michigan has always seemed a safe zone for me, like we’re in a
bubble that cannot be punctured. All the terrible tragedies happen in
other states and countries. Such naïve thinking happened two weeks
ago when a storm blew through Flint. Rain poured, hail came down, and
all I could think was “My poor car.” Only realizing later that a
few miles up the road, trees were being uprooted, property was being
destroyed, and some took shelter in their basements truly afraid of
the storm.
We
as a 180 team were given the opportunity to serve a man affected by
the storm. 70+ trees surrounding his house fell. Although six fell on
his garage (causing minimal damage) shockingly none touched his home.
Once we heard about what happened we loaded up a small crew and set
out to help in what ways we could. “For
you were called to freedom,
brethren; only do not turn your
freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve
one another.” Galatians 5:13 There
was a lot of hiking up hills to haul away branches to burn, as well
as moving larger logs, and raking up the small brush. Our goal was to
bring glory to God and also to share Christ’s love through our
service with a man who has not yet accepted the truth of the gospel.
I’m
sure the 180 leaders were so proud of the hard work put forth by the
teens. Everyone worked well as a unit and served with attitudes that
reflected Christ. I am so blessed to be a part of a team who seek to
minister to the souls of our young people while still having a focus
on service.
“Whoever
speaks, is
to do so as
one who is speaking the utterances
of God; whoever serves is
to do so as
one who is serving by
the strength which God supplies; so that in
all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to
whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” 1
Peter 4:11
- Kaitlyn Ellis
Kaitlyn has been a great blessing to this ministry. She has been heading up our 180 Music Ministry over the past year and has worked along side Rita Mckay in our Sr High Ladies Small Groups.
- Kaitlyn Ellis
Kaitlyn has been a great blessing to this ministry. She has been heading up our 180 Music Ministry over the past year and has worked along side Rita Mckay in our Sr High Ladies Small Groups.
