Loved to Love project

As a church, we would be embarking on the above on Good Friday, 2 Apr 2010.  Thus far based on yesterday's details at P & P, we've about 130 odd homes making requests for our services.  Many oikos members, especially among the youths, have gone back to homes which did not respond last Friday.  Praise God for their love and enthusiasm in reaching out!


I was sharing with the prayer warriors yesterday that as we participate in this community outreach, we would certainly be blessed and I quoted from Acts 20:35 which says, "In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"  Already we've been blessed by the Lord when we receive salvation and eternal life through Jesus Christ.  The verse tells us that we shall be more blessed when we return the love of God to others in unselfish giving.  No doubt it requires hard work (mopping, cleaning, washing, etc) on our part to help the weak (needy, poor, under-privileged), but the rewards are immense to those who help.


I am reminded of a quote (can't remember from who):  "There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting someone up."  When we begin to do something good for others,  a special refreshing comes to our soul to know that we have impacted the lives of others in a positive way.  This can also take place in our office or home environment.  Whether we're helping a customer, client, student or relative, when we give of our best to them, more often than not, they would show appreciation to us for the effort we've put in to help them.  But regardless of whether they show appreciation or not, the Lord said that those who give shall be more blessed.  So be a giver rather than a receiver!


As we pray, we can commit our members who would be involved in the following ways:
1) God's strength, wisdom and favour to rest on them.
2) No harm and danger would befall them.
3) Opportunities to relate and build bridges in our community.
4) Unity and love among the members; more will come onboard to participate.


Final quotation, "Service to others is the rent we pay for the room on earth."