This spring, St. James participated in Operation Inasmuch once again, and we had a great time sharing God's love in our community by helping others and showing them the love of Christ.
We planted a garden to grow fresh vegetables for the needy people in our community.
We went out into the community and knocked on doors, handing out free books for children.
We held a Family Fun Day, inviting the community over for games, crafts, and a hot meal.
We offered a vision screening and gave out bags and bags of canned goods, baby formula, laundry detergent, toilet paper, and other basic necessities to those who were in need.
A group of us went out to build steps to help a family get into and out of their home.
We stood outside of grocery stores like Food Lion and Piggly Wiggly to collect canned goods and other groceries to help fill up our food pantry.
We put together birthday bags of cake mixes, icing, and other treats for people who have birthdays each month at our food pantry.
All these things (and more!) we did in the name of Jesus, seeking to share God's love in our community and to let everyone know that we care about them, and that God cares, too! All of these things we did, keeping in mind the words of Christ: "I tell you the truth. Whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me" (Matthew 25:40).
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