Hello, friends!
We started the MCC Bible Study last week and had a great time. There was a potential volunteer who I've been recruiting but he works full time, so getting him to a bible study was going to be tough.
Our solution... PIZZA! =0).
Basically, if we turned our bible study into a lunch study, he could take an extended lunch break and be able to join us. Done and done!
So, Monday was our first lunch bible study. I showed up and the pizzas were delivered. As I was waiting for the other students to arrive, a new student, D, came from across the student center and asked if she could have some pizza. Of course I said, "yes" and invited her to bible study. She was more than happy to join us!
While we were waiting for everyone else to arrive, I learned more about her. She's unhoused and currently living in a local shelter. She's trying to get her degree so she can start a non-profit to essentially build a community center type thing. It turns out she wasn't planning on eating that day because of a lack of money.
At one point, she asked me if I could buy her a women's bible. I always carry a giveaway bible with me but she wanted something bigger with big margins so she could write in it. I didn't have one but I told her we could talk about it.
Eventually, the other students arrived and we had bible study. At the end, I asked for prayer requests and our new student said that the 2 things she needed right now are a bike and a women's bible. A, our female student who came the week before, without missing a beat, said, "oh, you can have mine!" and proceeded to give her her bible. It was an amazing expression of generosity.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, the passage we were studying was Jesus feeding the 5000. =0).
Friends, would you please pray for D? Would you pray that she finds permanent housing and that she'll know that she's loved by God and by the community. Would you pray that this act of generosity would be something that becomes a hallmark for the group at MCC.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
