1 Corinthians 16:9 for a wide door for effective service has opened to me
Dear Friends,
Today is a very big day in the life of the Foster CARE Closet. Today a contract was signed that will allow us to grow to almost 3x our current size. We are excited as we continue to move forward in the direction we feel God calling us. This is an opportunity that we don't take lightly. As the scripture verse above says, we have been called to "effective service". God is providing the space, He has provided the fixtures and we will forge ahead knowing that God is going to provide the other things we may or may not be aware of to be effective servants. When the days grow long and the bodies weary, we will be reminded that effective service comes with a price. We will lay down our selfishness to give of ourselves to our community. Things aren't going to be easy and challenges lay ahead that we can't even see now, but we serve a God bigger then anything we will face.
I would ask that we begin to lay out the plans to get the new space ready, that you would join us in praying for wisdom. Please join us is claiming James 1:5 - But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. We will need God's wisdom as we strive to be the best stewards of what He has chosen to bless the Foster CARE Closet with. We seek to glorify God in EVERY aspect of the Foster CARE Closet and because there is much to do there will also be much to learn.
The heart of the Closet is to serve and as scripture was revealed to me, I believe that service is not enough on it's own. It must be effective service. As I close this blog, please pray for our current space and pray for the new space. Pray as God leads you and as you pray, share your thoughts and ideas. God is using us all to reach His people. We are limited, but God is limitless.
Foster CARE Closet Current Facility 2009
Space For Future Foster CARE Closet 4/09
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