Can I Just Brag?

Since moving to Texas, I have had the opportunity to be a part of the Whitehouse Ministerial Alliance. We are a group of pastors from all different denominations that come together once a month with the common goal of winning our city to Jesus. I love how this group plans services, fellowships and ministry projects together with no other agenda but encouraging each other and loving the people of Whitehouse. We had a joint Thanksgiving service and now are finishing the final deliveries for an awesome outreach called Project Joy.

Project Joy not only involves the churches of Whitehouse, but the whole school district as well. We team together and it starts with the schools. Teachers and administrators nominate families that they know are in need. The elementary schools collect non parishable food items, the middle school and high school collect money for gifts. Each church collects a household need such as laundry detergent or tooth paste for all of the families nominated, which this year was over 250 families. Then all food items are brought to one church where it is sorted before making boxes for each family. The money is collected and then the shopping begins. We try to have $20 per child to spend and had over 300 children to buy for! This is a huge project but is so fun to be involved in and team up with so many great people who just want to be a blessing to families.

If more communities worked together like Whitehouse, can you imagine how much more could be accomplished for the Kingdom of God? It's not about this church or that church...it's about showing the love of Christ. It's about pooling resources and being Kingdom minded and taking care of your own community. Love this!