Last Saturday we had over 100 volunteers who joined with one purpose – to share the love of Christ with homeless men and women on the streets of Dallas.
Click the pic to see the detail. Try to count the number of people serving people.
We distributed bags with socks, t-shirts, snacks, combs, vitamins, water bottles, and gospel tracts. We had bins of various clothes that included pants, sweaters, shirts and other items. We also gave out cases of Bibles in both English and Spanish.
Will you pray for a stranger?
Every day thousands of homeless men and women walk the streets of Dallas. Often they are ignored or looked down upon. How would you feel if everyone you looked at quickly looked away as if to avoid eye contact?
Our volunteers were challenged to engage people, look into their eyes and shake their hands. They were not afraid to give a hug and spend time asking someone “How can I pray for you?” We bring these items as a ministry to meet physical needs in order to gain an opportunity to engage their emotional and spiritual needs.
It was a beautiful sight. Groups were talking together, laughing together, praying together and crying together. This is what the Body of Christ is supposed to look like every day.
To our volunteers: Thank you so much for your commitment to give your time to serve people in need. You can never underestimate the power of showing the love of Christ.
To our donors: Thank you so much for your commitment to give your resources to serve people in need. Your gifts were used to provide needed physical resources that become a bridge to the gospel.
Volunteers: 100+
Homeless men and women served: 700+
Eternal Perspective:
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
“Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’ Matthew 25:34-40 NLT
We don’t do this to earn anything from Jesus. We do this because this is what He did.
Special thanks to the students at Dallas Theological Seminary and the Disciple Now group from Hampton Road Baptist Church.
