There is no off-season with missio Dei. But if there were, late October would be it. The trips of summer and the week-long Salvation Army shelters of the fall have come to a close. The Christmas Village Toy Store of the holiday season and winter’s Room in the Inn have not yet gotten into full swing. And yet, Lake Forest continues to make a difference in our community and around the world.
Sure, we love when our church all works together in concert to share God’s love. But we also love when individual people within Lake Forest decide to GO FOR IT and commit themselves to caring for the least, the lost, the locked out, and the left behind. These individuals insure that the people of LFC are on the missio Dei – even when our congregational opportunities are in an “off-season.” And they inspire all of us to not simply wait for an opportunity to arise but rather to join the missio Dei by how we live.
Here is a non-exhaustive snapshot of some of the places that Lake Forest Ministry Partners serve:
* The Entire Staff of Campus Outreach Davidson, disciplining college students who will make a big impact
* Volunteer Physician at Salvation Army Center of Hope’s clinic, caring for the women and children who call the Center home
* Master Builder for Love INC (In the Name of Christ), guiding teams to build wheelchair ramps around Charlotte
* Development Director of Children’s Impact Network, caring for the fatherless of Bolivia and beyond
*Technical Team Leader of eDOT, using technology to spread God's love throughout Europe
* Executive Director of the Ada Jenkins Center, caring for the poor of North Meck and South Iredell
* Director of Rural Church Building Project, creating safe structures for churches in the Himalayans
* Leader of the Salvation Army Center of Hope’s overflow shelter program, recruiting and scheduling churches to host 12 women for a week
How will you GO FOR IT?
