building a community to reach a community

GFC is part of a weekday joint ministry that prepares and serves meals for the homeless, the elderly, and/or home-bound persons who have no resources to prepare a meal for themselves. Twenty-five area churches have signed up to serve, and GFC serves on the fourth Monday of every month. My name is Sue Doyle, and I am a member of the Shepherd’s Lunch committee that coordinates this effort.

There is a lot of anxiety that comes with being a new father. How much sleep will I loose? Do I really have to help change diapers? What if the she cries every time I hold her? After a few months, as much of the craziness dies down and the new rhythms of life start to lend some sanity, a new view comes to mind. My wife and I have been charged by God with caring for, providing for, praying for....

We really weren’t sure what we were signing up for! Sure, we knew we’d be coaching a kickball team composed of elementary students from Mountain View Elementary School. We knew it was only a 1 month commitment in the month of April, and we knew this was a chance for us to have a real opportunity to join GFC in touching lives in the Mountain View Community.

What do you love to celebrate? Birthdays? Anniversaries? Touchdowns? A successful project? A promotion? What we celebrate says a lot about us. On Sunday we celebrated God’s grace in the lives of 13 individuals who decided to “go public” with their faith through baptism. Each story we heard was unique, but the message of good news is always the same – God has come to our rescue through the person of Jesus Christ!