Circle
of Blessing
By
Priscilla Lane
At that
time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom
of heaven?” Then Jesus called a little
child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you,
unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means
enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore
whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven. Whoever receives one little
child like this in My name receives Me. ~Matthew 18:1-5
A
few months ago Anna Coleman approached me about the possibility of the GCR
children she teaches doing something for the children at Midland Fair
Havens. After our discussions it was
decided that the GCR children would collect toys for the Fair Havens
children. Toys were collected and
received and the families at Fair Havens were blessed. But the blessing didn’t end with the toys. The older children at Fair Havens were told
of the bake sale that Anna’s classes were planning to benefit High Sky
Children’s Ranch. The Fair Havens
children excitedly made goodies to be sold at the bake sale.
The
families at Midland Fair Havens are very thankful for the blessings and gifts
they receive from the Midland community as well as Golf Course Road church
members. One of my goals for the
children at Fair Havens is to let them experience the joy of giving back. 
A couple of Wednesday nights ago four of the
Fair Havens children helped in the King’s Storehouse to sack the groceries and
then load them into cars of the clients that had registered for food. Sherri Lowery and Barbara Roland directed our
children in this task and adults and children were blessed by the interaction
of serving. Later in the evening the
four previously mentioned children help load used men’s suit jackets from the
King’s Storehouse and take them to the coat drive being held by the Men’s
Warehouse.
One
may wonder what age a person needs to be to bless others. Two Golf Course church families are an
example that one is never to young to reach 
out and bless others. Eric and April West and their three children
(from 1 year old to second grader) and Cindy and Russell Weathers and their
three sons (kindergarten through fourth grade) served in the King’s Storehouse
a while back. At the end of the evening
I marveled at how blessed everyone was by these families. The parents were
examples to their children of serving others. The children were eager and
willing to make the experience a happy and blessed one for all the adults
involved- clients as well as GCR adults.
I
believe that these little children are whom I need to emulate in serving and
blessing others. How about you?
Editor’s
Note: The King’s Storehouse has been ministering to families in need for over
15 years. It is located in the northwest
corner of our campus in a red brick building.
Each Wednesday night up to 75 families come, by appointment, to receive
aid in the form of clothing, food, and sometimes household items. A crew of friendly helpers facilitates this
ministry, coordinated by Priscilla Lane.
Each week in this publication is a list of things that are currently
needed to provide for the families who come.
In just a few weeks, this ministry will be putting together the annual
Christmas Basket project that provides a food gift to 150 families. If you would like to visit with Priscilla
about helping in the King’s Storehouse, or with the Christmas Basket project,
give her a call at 683-6160.
