The Elders here at New Philadelphia have just renewed our commitment to Bethesda Center for the Homeless. The 3rd Thursday of each month one of our elders or a member of our staff will continue taking a team of 3 or 4 people to the Center to celebrate the Three D’s—Desert, Devotion, and Dialogue.
We take a Desert, usually Krispy-Kreme Donuts. We share a Devotion. We engage in a Dialogue in which residents spell out prayer requests. We pray. This sounds simple, and it is, but the rewards are amazing. On our Christmas Visit one of the residents sang several Christmas hymns in a voice that is worthy of any sanctuary. Everyone present was deeply moved.
Are you interested in helping? In the near future a sign-up Sheet will be posted in the Commons Area. Please pray for us as we begin this undertaking, and please consider participating. We are the third church in the area to commit to hosting the 3 D’s one night each month. To learn more about the Bethesda Center and its mission on behalf of the chronically homeless, please visit www.bethesdacenter.org. It is always listed with our partners in the right-hand column. Thanks! Pastor Green
