How to Make an Eternal Impact... Kid-Style

A little girl decided to sell an old scooter that she had in the garage. A friend from down the street bought it from her for ten dollars.

The girl put the ten dollars into a glass jar. She is collecting money to give to her church's building campaign, called Impact (see previous post).

Her father asked why she was willing to donate the whole ten dollars. "You don't have to give all of it," he said. "Just give a part of it."

"I want to give the whole ten dollars," the little girl said. "The church needs more space for kids, and we need a bigger youth room, too!"

Lord, what do you want to do through me to accomplish your will?

Haiti

Jesus said, "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me" (Matthew 25:40).

Here is just one of the many agencies that we can partner with in this time of dire need.

Compassion Crisis Advisory - Haiti

Love the City Event

It's a city-wide movement! Christ-followers from churches across the City of Barrie are stepping up to serve Christ by serving others.

This new campaign is called Love the City.

This Saturday, December 19th, Servolution is joining with Christians from churches such as Emmanuel, Willow Creek, and Barrie Free Methodist to hand out Candy Canes to unsuspecting shoppers at the Kozlov Mall in Barrie.

We need volunteers! Why not come down and join us, and demonstrate the tangible presence of Christ to the city of Barrie in this simple way!

Where: Kozlov Mall, Zeller's Entrance map
When: Saturday, December 19th, 10:45 am

Love the City servolution

Christmas Toy Drive

There's just nothing better than a Toy Drive at Christmas time!




This year, Emmanuel is teaming up with local firefighters in training to collect new toys and books for children staying at Royal Victoria Hospital.

Our hope is that we will have the opportunity to speak the love of Jesus Christ and His gospel message into people's lives when we lovingly bring Christmas gifts to their children.

Please bring a new, unwrapped Toy or Children's Book to Emmanuel, and look for the giant wrapped box in the Atrium!

Merry Christmas!

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Easy Service Ideas to Meet Immediate Needs

Please consider stepping up and meeting these needs for Christmas:

• Bring a new toy or book to Emmanuel this Sunday or next Sunday. Servolution will make sure that your donation will reach a sick child at Royal Victoria Hospital in Barre.


• Make sure some basic needs are met for clients of the Barrie Women and Children's Shelter. Bring the following items to the Servolution desk at Emmanuel by December 20th (special bags are available at the table):
  
1. child's toothbrush and toothpaste;
2. dental floss or floss sticks;
3. kids shampoo and conditioner;
4. wrapped bar of soap;
5. pump hand soap;
6. washcloth.


• Do some extra Christmas baking, and donate it for gift baskets to "Candlelighters", to show some kindness to families touched by cancer.


• ...and don't forget: Friday, December 4th 6:30-10:30pm, Coffee-house style Mission Fundraiser at Emmanuel.

Servolution: radical grace lived out daily.

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Some service ideas for Christmas... Locally in Barrie, why not contribute toward some of these needs? Contact us for contact info.

• By Nov 30th: Donate to the Canadian Mental Health Association. 975 people in Barrie will be assisted with your donations of new adult Hats, Mitts, Socks, Toothbrushes/toothpaste, Hand Lotion/Soap.


• Friday Dec 4th - 6:30-10:30pm in the Emmanuel Chapel - "Christmas with a Mission" Fundraiser to support an Emmanuel Youth on her upcoming mission trip. Visit this Coffee-house style fundraiser to purchase photography, art, Christmas cards, T-shirts, and more.


• Donate to the Barrie women's and Children's Shelter. Special bags are available at Emmanuel's Servolution desk to provide basic personal needs.


• "Candlelighters" reaches out with Christmas baskets to families affected by cancer... Baked goods and gift cards needed.


• By Dec 20th: "Christmas Love" Project to assist families with gift cards this Christmas.


• A Cuba Mission Trip (rebuilding a Church in a rural area) is accepting donations of school supplies.


• Pregnancy Resource Centre needs donations for a Silent Auction and for helpers for the "Dads 'n' Daughters" event coming to Emmanuel in February.


• Volunteer, or add your name to the "spares" list, with Barrie Out of the Cold.


• Sort and Pack hampers with Christmas Cheer.

International:

• Help free a person from slavery. International Justice Mission has a Christmas catalogue.


• Give Water. Living Water International provides a cup in Jesus' name.

...and there's much, much more to do...

Love God, Love Others. (Jesus)

Living Water

Compassion, not Consumption.

Since 2006, Christians have been joining the Advent Conspiracy to "Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All".

One compelling success story is that by targeting global poverty instead of indulging in consumerism each Christmas, over 340 wells have been drilled which have drastically changed the lives of more than 200,000 people for the better!

(Graphic borrowed fromLiving Water International)

Not only are lives being impacted in real, physical, tangible ways... Doors are opening for the sharing of the gospel.

"Everyone who drinks this water will be thristy again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life" (John 4:13-14 NIV).

This is just one way that we can share the love of Christ and store up treasures in Heaven this Christmas.

Ideas on a Rainy Day

Today would be a great way to stop and offer someone a lift if you see them walking down your street or waiting at a bus stop.

Don't forget the Thanksgiving Food Drive! Why not ask your neighbours if you can pick up their donations from them?

Have you thought about Hallowe'en? Why not pack little gift bags, and instead of collecting candy, go door-to-door and hand them out at houses in your neighbourhood just to share God's love for people?

Working a midnight shift on the weekend is no fun at all! Why not bring some coffee and muffins to an Emergency Room near you just to share God's love with the staff?

Wouldn't it be nice to discover that there were soda's in the pop-machine dispenser that someone had already paid for and left there? You could leave 2 or 3 of them there with a servolution card attached to each can with an elastic band!

It's fun to pay for the drive-thru order for the car behind you, and leave a servolution card with the cashier!

It's almost time to start raking those leaves... Have you thought about who you could bless this fall?

Can you come up with some more ideas...?