Yesterday, I had the opportunity to see God's miracles firsthand. I am constantly in awe of Him and the things He chooses to do to show his love and grace, which none of us truly deserves.
Five years ago, my church started a little thing they called "Beautiful Day". It was an opportunity for us in the church to show love to our neighbors one day a year and serve them in various ways. As my church says, "[What] if we stopped being a church of “come and see” but instead we were told ‘go and be’ like Christ in our city?". So, it all began with serving food to locals who didn't have the resources for a Thanksgiving dinner. Now, a few years later, we are doing 22 projects, for a whole week, as well as projects throughout the entire year. It has spread across the nation and the world and other churches are doing the same thing, all in the name of Christ, who has called us to serve others. It is so exciting!
This year, I had the opportunity to lead up one of these projects, in order to serve the 110 local EMTs who serve our city. It started yesterday with a delivery of breakfast items to the administrative staff there. Then, in the afternoon myself, as well as 3 others, prepared a BBQ for the 6 mechanics who work on the rigs everyday. It turned out that 3 of the mechanics were sick that day, so I was feeling a little bummed. No sooner did we find that out and the EMTs started coming over to the table, having smelled the burgers cooking. They started coming and didn't seem to stop. I started getting worried. After all, we had only brought enough food for 6 people! The EMTs kept coming and asking why we were there and where we were from. We said that we wanted to thank them for their service. One young EMT, in his mid-twenties, came outside and stood in front of the table, staring at the food. He smiled and said, "I'm just in awe right now. I am amazed that you guys would do all of this!". So, 40 minutes later, we still had food left. How did we feed almost 20 people when we had only brought enough food for 6? It was all GOD. What an amazing day! It just goes to show that God will make it happen, regardless of what we feel capable of.
So, Thursday morning we get to deliver 110 coolers to the EMTs, each one filled with homemade cookies, cliff bars, caffeine, and gift cards. I can't wait to see their faces!
