Mission Athens Projects in October

^"12 When He had finished washing their feet, He put on His clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” He asked them. ¹³ “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. ¹⁴ Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. ¹⁵ I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. ¹⁶ Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷ Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them."  John 13:12-17

In the month of October, there are several ways you can help the Mission Athens team.  First, we will be placing a bin in the Central Church of Christ building on Sunday, October 16 to begin a shoe collection for the organization Soles4Souls.  This organization has a very simple mission:  to provide shoes for people all over the world who have none.  It's that simple.

Our challenge to the Central family is this:  donate one pair of shoes for each member of your family.  Simply bring the shoes to the church building and place them in the bin.  If you are reading this blog and you live out of town but would like to help, there are two things you can do.  First, you can visit the Soles4Souls website to find out how to help at http://www.soles4souls.org/.  Second, you could ship your shoes to Central at Central Church of Christ, Attention:  Mission Athens, 320 US Highway 31North, Athens, AL 35611. 

Can you imagine the delight of the person receiving a new pair of shoes?  What a relief to have this simple layer of protection, and what a gift to be able to provide this blessing that we so often take for granted!  Thank you in advance for participating.  We look forward to seeing that bin overflowing!

Second, you can volunteer to help the Mission Athens team serve dinner at the Downtown Rescue Mission in Huntsville on Saturday, October 29.  We need a team of at least 12 people to help us.  The Downtown Rescue Mission is a Christian homeless shelter that serves men, women and children, and they provide hundreds of thousands of meals all throughout the year. We will need to be there at 3:15 p.m. as dinner is from 4-6 p.n.  If anyone is interested in helping, please email Beth Patton at beth.patton@acs-k12.org.  You can find out more about the Downtown Rescue Mission by visiting their website at http://downtownrescuemission.org/.

Stay tuned for more ways you can help in the weeks to come.  We are making plans now to make a BIG difference for our community as the holidays approach, and we will need lots of help to make it all happen.  Please take time each day to pray that God would open our eyes to the ways we can best serve Him, and that He would lead us to those who need His blessings in their lives.  Please also continue to pray for the families we are helping, that they would be lead to commit their lives to Him.