What do you think a junior high student should be doing on a Friday night when it's -5 degrees outside? Give up? How about serving the homeless of Minneapolis in a jimmy rigged shuttle and trailer that's been outfitted to be a mobile food and clothes store!! On Friday, Jan 21st we took 21 junior high students to the Salvation Army (Harbor Light) and we served the needy a hot meal (ribs, mashed potatoes, cookie) and we gave others some much needed warm weather gear (hats, gloves, coats, socks).
The name of our little ministry is called Covert Ops (Ops- Other People we Serve). The reason we use the word Covert comes from a passage of scripture found in Matt 6:2-4
"So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you".
We have never publicized this little street ministry, it has from the beginning been done by word of mouth and text messages! :) We do not want to announce with trumpets and banners our giving to the poor because this ministry is not about us! It's about Him! Jesus is the reason we go and serve. He is the one who was born in relative obscurity, lived a homeless life for the three years of his ministry, and ministered to the down and out of society. We want to follow in his foot steps with the hopes that we'll be his hands and feet to others!!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so check out these photos from that night:
Look at that steam rising off the ribs and mashed potatoes!! Good enough to eat...
Colby Kornoelje praying for their meal
One satisfied costumer! :)
Mindy Corbin handing out some warm gloves
It was stupid cold that night, check out the guy in plaid pants with flip-flops on! Not good, I'm pretty sure we gave him some winter socks!
Marlana and Rick...incredible volunteers they prepared and served 180 meals!!
Our shuttle at Grace has been tranformed into a mobile restraunt
The Covert Ops gang with some new friends.....
1 comments:
Love it babe :) You've done a good job at keeping this quiet, so much so that I just learned all kinds of new things! Ha Ha! Hoping I can get a sitter one of these nights and join you!
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