Soup Kitchen??? Me???

It's coming up on DBC's turn to serve the Soup Kitchen this weekend. We do this every month that has 5 Saturdays, and we take that last Saturday. Other churches are helping out on the other Saturdays.

I'm grateful for those who are involved in the Soup Kitchen frequently, including our youth, who do a great job of ministering to the kids at the Soup Kitchen. I want to especially thank Cynthia Mickler and Janice Stevens for the leadership they have provided over the last few years we've been involved.

I also want to encourage those of you who have not helped with the Soup Kitchen to help out. There are many ways to get involved, depending on your giftedness and availability. None of the jobs are all that demanding. We need shoppers to buy the groceries (at the church's expense), sandwich makers, food servers, people to play with the kids, and people willing to share Christ. The sandwich making is something that can happen in your own home or at DBC.

If you can help, please contact Cynthia.

I encourage participation in the Soup Kitchen for several reasons:

• There is a clear need in our community.
• Christ instructs us to help those in need.
• We have a sinful racial barrier in our town, and serving the Soup Kitchen is a chance for DBC to help break down that barrier. The Soup Kitchen happens in a part of town that's primarily African American, hosted by a predominantly African American church. By crossing this bridge, we are doing a part to tear down sinful walls in our city.
• Helping those in need, some of whom never thank us, helps us to get outside of ourselves and our self-serving pursuits. It requires us to take on Christ's humility (Philippians 2:1-11).
• We have seen spiritual ministry opportunities open up to young and old. Because someone made a sandwich and someone else served it, another person got to share Christ with someone who didn't know Him. That's happened several times.
• People know DBC as a teaching church. I want us to also be known as a doing church.

If you have never been involved, would you please make it your goal to be involved at least one time in the next 3 opportunities we have (Oct 31, Jan 30, May 29)?

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I want to thank all those who have prayed and contributed to help Calvin from the youth group get the help he needs at Teen Challenge. All of the money has been raised, and he should enter this week. Now that his faith is in Christ, he has access to the power he needs to be freed from the bondage he's had in his life. I'm grateful he has been so willing to share his needs with us. The Youth Group will visit Calvin on visitation day on occasion.