Our home group began the study of "Start>Becoming a Good Samaritan" last week, and what has impressed us the most is the action item at the end of each chapter.
We gave some thought about how we could collectively act in a missional way for the community of Anchorage, and came up with a tiered approach to assist Safe Harbor Inn, located in Muldoon and where most of us also helped out on 30 Minute Service day.
Once a week, one family will drop off the ever-needed and always-welcome packages of toilet paper and coffee; once a month we'll all go and clean up the children's playroom. One of our criteria for serving is that our kids be involved and interactive in whatever project we select, and this seems to fit well.
It's nice to be not only studying together, but doing things together, too. Henri Nouwen, in reflecting upon his work with disabled individuals said "a slow job done together is better than a fast job done alone."
How true. Cleaning a playroom, providing some paper products and caffeine isn't much, but it's enough. And we're doing it together. A good Start>.
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