Dear Lenten friends,
This past Sunday we focused on a love that gives. We talked about being foolishly, and pathologically generous with the love and life God has given us through Jesus Christ, and we have ways you can live into this giving love over the next few weeks. One way is by supporting St. Luke's Missions through our special Lenten Offering, which supports the empowering mission work St. Luke’s does above and beyond our Operational Budget. This year's offering will go toward both our global partnership with ZOE Empowers (read the first year report of Abunzubumwe “Unity” Kigembe, our latest family of vulnerable children we are supporting in Rwanda, by clicking here), and assisting unhoused children in our community and their families through Family Promise.
We also have a chance for you to give some of your time to build twin beds for children right here in our city who have no place to lay their heads through our partnership with Sleep In Heavenly Peace. We heard a few weeks ago that the ministry is completely out of beds to take to the Children’s Home, so we picked another build day to help them with inventory for the spring. Click here to sign up and join us on campus on Saturday, March 23, and help us meet our goal of building 40 beds.
As we move closer to Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, we sit with the Gospel of John 12:20-33. Again, Jesus shares that it is almost time for him to be...