"Come,
you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat; I was
thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you invited
Me in, naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me;
I was in prison and you came to Me.
Then the righteous will answer Him saying,
'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty and
give You drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invited
You in, or naked and clothe You? And when did we see You sick,
or in prison, and come to You?
And the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you,
to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine,
even the least of them, you did it to Me."
Matthew
25: 34-40
Our
Lord Jesus Christ set the example for our third path
of ministry.
Outside
of the
temple in Jerusalem and synagogues
He
visited in different communities, He
ministered to people in need
of basic life-sustaining items,
like food and water,
clothes, healing,
and friendship, often to people who had
no idea who He was, or His
motivation
behind his deeds. We endeavor to do
the
same outside
of the church in community, through our sponsorships of outreaches
like HOPECONNECTIONS of
the East Bay. This is
to be a practical approach to ministry by providing consulting for the
organizational
support, financial backing, spiritual guidance and personal involvement
necessary
to connect donors and volunteers from within the communities,
to those in
need
of these basic items for life. It is
our hope these outreaches
will grow to
reproduce in communities in teaching people by example,
how to help
those in need within their
own community through committed volunteers.
(Logan
HOPECONNECTIONS Club)
The
outreach style of Hope Connections in particular, is
designed to
allow
people of differing faiths and philosophies,
denominations
or social groupings,
ages and experiences, to
all come together in a common cause
which connects
them to
one another, that of 'loving thy neighbor as thy self'.
The
purpose for
bringing these people together is to 'fulfill the
Good News of Jesus Christ' in
practical and tangible ways that
does not offend anyone. This
will be shared with
all volunteers
who join in this endeavor. The recipients of
these gifts will
hear from
the students or volunteers only, " because God
loves
you" or "Jesus loves you",
when they are asked why they
are receiving these goods. Any other sharing
of motivations will be personal by the
volunteer in their reasons for helping, after
invitation by the
recipient to hear it. Our hope is that this program can be
used in
various types
of school systems to help teach our
children the meaning of giving
time and
effort through
community service and volunteerism as its own reward.
E-Mail: Hope
Connections
