There are two sides to ministry the spiritual and the practical. Today we did more of the nitty gritty, roll up the sleeves practical type of work. The soup kitchen has come a long way since last time I was here. They poured a concrete floor, put up a barbed wire fence, and are installing a restroom. But today we made even more improvements. Bro. Alan wanted to make the soup kitchen more colorful and fun looking (he said to make it look less like a prison) so we painted the tables all kinds of bright colors. Blue, green, yellow, orange, and a pinky red color. First, however we had to sand all the benches and tops and bottoms of the tables to prep them for the paint. This was no easy task and took us most of the day. Our hands and clothes were covered in sawdust, dirt and rust from the tables. By the time we started painting some of the kids from the neighborhood had already started to gather around and watch us work. Just as we predicted, they were already laying claim to which color of table they would sit at on Saturday! I’m thankful to be able to be apart not only of ministering to the kids in church but also to be able to help the Sumner’s tackle projects that is hard to fit into their already extremely busy schedules!
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AuthorMelissa Bruce is a Senior at Free Gospel Bible Institute. ArchivesCategories |