What do we do?

We pray that God would send His people to serve. We pray that every single person God has sent will be provided for by our Creator, protected by our Savior, and guided by our Holy Spirit. Step one is always prayer.

After prayer, what’s next? “All human pain is mission material” (Frederick D. Bruner). With all the pain we see, this means that we, as the Church of God’s Mission, we have work to do. May we seize this opportunity to “let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16). The pain before us, God will use to shine His light.

There are a multitude of ways to serve (the opportunities provided here are by no means exhaustive).

• If God is calling you to go and serve in the areas of need, here is a link to sign up and serve, LCMS Disaster Response & Training (lcms-lert.org).
   
• If you are not able to go and serve physically, we will be collecting Hygiene and Flood Clean-Up kits throughout the month of October. We will be looking for folks willing to drive these kits to Conover NC periodically throughout the month (sponsored by our Human Care Committee). You can download the Supply List for both kits, pick up sheets at the information centers in the Narthex and Family Life Center lobby, or order directly from Amazon and drop ship.
   
• If you would like to help financially, you can follow this link, Emergency Alert: You can help neighbors affected by Hurricane Helene | Lutheran World Relief (lwr.org).

Every day we live is a day to participate with God in His Mission. Some days that Mission is more visible than others, and this is that day. So, Church, may we continually call out to God in prayer, that He may send workers into the harvest field that is Western NC and then see the ways He is calling us to join Him in His Mission.