Episcopal Church Foundation Vestry Papers - for leading congregations

Sometime Facebook gets it right, serving as a wonderful vehicle to see how God is working in the world.

All too often we think that we don’t have the right words to tell about our faith, we don’t know what to say, or whether we’ll come off too pushy. In a post I read this morning from a prison ministry in Southern Ohio, I’m reminded that a vibrant faith is lived out, that indeed, they will know we are Christians by our love.

“Went to Kmart to look around and comparison shop in order to put together 20 personal care packages. Did not intend to make a purchase tonight but the Lord led me otherwise…laundry soap was on sale buy one, get one free, so I got 20. Can't pass up a bargain.
(A lady in electronics) asked what I was going to do with all that soap, so I told her about the prison ministry…she wanted the name of it and the church involved…she then proceeded to tell me her son is incarcerated and would be coming home soon.

“Went on through the store and two more people asked about the soap so I was able to share with them the ministry. Proceeded on to the towel aisle where bath towels were on sale too. Yes, we got 20 of them too! 

"At the checkout, the cashier asked if these were Christmas presents and I told her that the towels & soap were going into personal care packages for the (people who were) newly released from prison. She stopped and said, ‘Wow that is so awesome.’ She then proceeded to tell me that she was a social sciences major in college and that her term paper is about the challenges and difficulties faced by those who are newly released from prison. She wanted some information about the ministry also. 

“I left Kmart knowing that God's hand was in shopping tonight. I went to another store where I purchased twenty tubes of toothpaste and twenty packs of fabric softener. The two young people working there wanted to know why I cleared their shelves, so again the ministry was shared. 

“I was not expecting to witness to so many people tonight…Sometimes God surprises us in unexpected ways to help restore our faith in mankind.” 

Our God can transform the mundane into a powerful witness. We only have to be willing to step up and be the vehicle. Are you willing? 

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