Service Project...church clean-up.

This month we decided to clean up the church basement...specifically the furnace room, children's church area, kitchen, and nursery. The first thing we did though was to divide into groups and pray for specific areas in the church. One group stood on the stage and prayed for the worship team. Another group set in the pews and prayed for the people who would fill them. A group went to the sound room and prayed for technical difficulties (or for a lack of). A group prayed in the foyer for the greeters and visitors. Another group prayed in the nursery for the little ones. A group prayed for the children in children's church. Ladies prayed in Pastor Jeff's office for him and the preaching of God's word. And a group prayed outside the church for our community. These areas all need lifted up in prayer on a regular basis. If you think of it...add them to your prayer list.

Then we got to cleaning! We through out 2 garbage bags full of stuff and sent a big pile to the thrift store. In a short amount of time there was a lot accomplished. Thanks to all who helped out.

The nursery was rearranged in hopes to make the space a little more welcoming and easy to use. Of course there were some yummy snacks to enjoy after the hard work!

I forgot to take before pictures, but the furnace room was pretty clean after.


I forgot to mention this at PEARLS and so I will bring it to the next meeting. Last July we put together care packages for the troops. This thank you was sent to Sue who organized that PEARLS. If you click on the picture you might be able to read it. If not, I will bring it in May. It was a very nice note and a good reminder that we need to pray for our troops and remember them in any way that we can.

Our next gathering is May 4 at Felicia's house. We will be studying chapter 4 in our book...Self-control and learning some cake decorating tips. Hope to see you there!