God is showing up in ways that I can't even imagine these days! For those of you who don't know, I'm the women's ministry director at my church. This year, since there was nobody else to do it, I agreed that our women's ministry would take on the Thanksgiving Baskets to the community effort.
What I didn't understand was how BIG this task was and I UNDERESTIMATED IT GREATLY. The first thing was the money issue. We needed money to get these baskets going. Well, I was told our church was poor and that we would NEVER get the money together. I told this person God was bigger and that we were going to do 40 baskets this year and I believed that God would provide.
Well, I made 1 announcement last Sunday morning! We went from having $79 for baskets to $529!!! Yayy God! So, God provided the money and 40 people who needed those baskets. Now for the effort of getting it to all come together. As I write this, I can tell you I'm glad the effort is over because I've never chased down so many cardboard boxes in my life. I visited the grocery stores and explained what we were doing. They eventually would say, "Oh you're with the church." They knew.
Well, after getting all the boxes together, then came to get the church set up with all of the stuff and then for the meal. THIS is where I REALLY underestimated what it took. I didn't have enough help so I had to call my father in law for help and the Pastor helped get all the stuff set up. Then I didn't think I'd need the social committee and so we were doing the boxes and making tea and setting up tables for food. Yep, I needed help and didn't have enough. In the end, it all came together thanks to God!
The people showed up to get their baskets. Some of them their burdens were huge. My heart broke for them. You see they were souls in need of a Savior. They were physically hungry. So God used this effort to meet their needs.
My cup runneth over at how God took over and made this happen! Completely WONDER STRUCK by it all. This morning I was in tears over what God had done. Tears of thankfulness!
I would like to take the time to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Blessings,
Alicia Roark
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