Iowa Flooding and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
We just got back from our first Montreat conference, and it was AWESOME. I don't think I can write a short post and do it justice. If you want to learn more, you're just going to have to wait until I get the chance to write a longer post (or a series of shorter ones), or just come talk with me or any of the folks who went. Also, check out the youth bulletin board at church. (Or, you can wait for the video, hopefully in the next week or so...)
I did want to point out something, though: We are a church for a reason. Actually, for many reasons. One of those reasons is that we can depend on our fellow disciples to be there when we can't, and they can depend on us to help when we can.
You've probably seen on the news (or The Daily Show) about the flooding in Iowa, or the tornadoes in Virginia, or the flooding in Arkansas. If you're like me, you've had some rather uncomfortable flashbacks to other scenes of water inundating someone's home town. If you're like me, you wish that you could be there to help.
Well, you are there, and were there. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is there, and has been all along. Your brothers and sisters in Christ have proclaimed God's Gospel by being a caring and effective aid to the poor and the lost. You can depend on them to be there. You can tell your friends that you were there, because they were.
They need help too. You may not be old enough, or have enough income to fly to Iowa or Myanmar now, but there's a lot you can do:
You can spread the word about them. The more people know about Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the better the world is.
You can raise money for them. We can do this together. Give me some ideas, and some commitment, and let's make this happen.
You can pray for them. This might not seem like a big deal, but it really is. A. Big. Deal.
You can be a faithful disciples according to your own passions. They rely on you as well. They can't do the things you can. Nobody can do everything. That's why God gave us each other.
I did want to point out something, though: We are a church for a reason. Actually, for many reasons. One of those reasons is that we can depend on our fellow disciples to be there when we can't, and they can depend on us to help when we can.
You've probably seen on the news (or The Daily Show) about the flooding in Iowa, or the tornadoes in Virginia, or the flooding in Arkansas. If you're like me, you've had some rather uncomfortable flashbacks to other scenes of water inundating someone's home town. If you're like me, you wish that you could be there to help.
Well, you are there, and were there. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is there, and has been all along. Your brothers and sisters in Christ have proclaimed God's Gospel by being a caring and effective aid to the poor and the lost. You can depend on them to be there. You can tell your friends that you were there, because they were.
They need help too. You may not be old enough, or have enough income to fly to Iowa or Myanmar now, but there's a lot you can do:
You can spread the word about them. The more people know about Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the better the world is.
You can raise money for them. We can do this together. Give me some ideas, and some commitment, and let's make this happen.
You can pray for them. This might not seem like a big deal, but it really is. A. Big. Deal.
You can be a faithful disciples according to your own passions. They rely on you as well. They can't do the things you can. Nobody can do everything. That's why God gave us each other.
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