Wow! What a great day!
Today 20+ people from Rejoice! left their homes armed with towels, buckets, hoses, faith and 100+ $1 bills. Our mission, surprize people with a reverse $1 car wash...that is wash people's cars but instead of taking a dollar from each car, we gave each car a $1. Strange looks, protests, giggles, smiles, questions...all asked, "Why?"
Our Answers:
We believe "Small Things Done with Great Love Can Change the World." We are "Sick of Christians who Talk about What They Believe. We decided to Show People What We Believe...Namely, God Loves You and So Do We."
It is so wonderful to be a part of this tribe of people called, "Rejoice!" It was so much fun to see Rejoice put the Joy in serving our community. It was fun to see minds being blown by "Small Things Done with Great Love."
Funny how skeptical some of us humans can be. Sad how cynical our society has become. Some refused our $1 and our free clean car. It was just too much to get their heads around. Some just could not figure out how to to respond to kindness...no strings attached. God bless the one fella who insisted we take his $5 bill...it was even more fun to give his $5 to the woman behind him an additional $5.
Yes this was fun for all who served. Yes our service may lead some people to check out Rejoice! (not our reason for the event...we only wanted to shine and show God's love) But by far the most important thing that happened today was that Rejoice experienced the joy of serving and loving others. Everyone who served said, "This was great...this was fun...we should do this again sometime."
Maybe, just maybe...we pray that our sharing the love of God today might inspire others to do the same. Wouldn't it be great to see our small pebble of service today sending a ripple of love across our city. Wouldn't it be fantastic to see a whole community of people sharing and receiving love in surprizing ways which begin to transform hearts, transform homes and hopefully someday transform our whole community!
We have a bold vision and belief...We believe, "We can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens us." (Philippians 4:13) We believe God can use small, simple acts of love to show and shine His love. May our serving change hearts everywhere...our hearts...and the hearts of those whom we serve.
Give 'em Heaven My Sisters and Brothers!
Pastor Tim
1 comment:
“This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me!”
This was one of the over 130 comments received from recipients of our $1 Car Wash.
What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you? Certainly, receiving $1 and a clean car is a nice thing….but is it the NICEST thing you've ever received?
I’m so pleased that Rejoice was able to bring joy to the person who made this comment and to so many others who stopped by on July 15 for our servant event at HyVee. Perhaps they took a piece of the love and joy we gave them and passed it on to someone else.
We are called to be servants, so pass along the gift of giving to all you meet!
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