God's Choice

On Monday evening at 5:00 PM, I arrived at Kittanning FMC in time to have the evening meal with the God's Choice ministry.  About a dozen volunteers prepared the meal and served it.  There were about forty present including volunteers and guests.

God's Choice ministry is designed to minister to those with special needs.

Amy Poole and her brother, Pastor Mark Crosby, led the teaching and worship time - respectively.  The singing was fun and there was lots of laughter!  The meal was excellent:  pork, potatoes, peas and carrots, apple sauce, salad, pudding, and donuts.

Special prizes were presented to those who could answer questions about the lesson.

There was a general atmosphere of love and respect that permeated the whole evening.  The volunteers seemed genuinely glad to be there.

The guests were obviously excited and happy to be there!  They exchanged 'high fives' and hugs.  They laughed with each other.  Some colored pictures of  a Bible story scene.  It was a genuinely joyful two hours!
I was proud to be leading a church that cares enough to minister to this special audience!  Somehow, when the program ended and everyone left, I thought to myself:  "Jesus would have loved to have been here!". Then, it occurred to me:  JESUS WAS HERE!!!!