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The beauty of this too has been the fact that
believers from a variety of churches have also
contributed. The bags being packed have
increased from the regular 10-15, to 30, to 60
plus as the weeks have gone on; evidence that
not only do we serve a God of increase and
multiplication but also a God who commands
the blessing where believers come together in
unity of purpose.
We have trod many miles back and forth across
the hall to pack those bags, so much so that on
Tuesdays I (Ruth) have not felt the need to It has been a privilege to pray with people for
take my allotted one hour’s daily exercise (any healing from sickness and stress when the bags
excuse). I really should have though, as the are being delivered, hoping the Lord will reveal
calories walked o are quickly replaced by Himself in answer to the request; to see the relief
enjoying the delicious raspberry scones and on a mother’s face because she was in so much
cake left in on Saturdays by Alan and Rachel need she had to borrow from neighbours to feed
Kirk, when they attend to record the Sunday her children; and to see a young woman’s face
Services. Fellowship has been enjoyed halfway light up when she saw a Cadbury’s crème egg
through each morning over a cup of tea, sitting sitting at the top of the bag, “They are my
at a safe distance from each other, of course. favourite”, she exclaimed. God knows the
To the onlooker we may have looked like we intricate details of our lives. He even cares about
had fallen out, as we spread around the cafe someone’s favourite chocolate and will use it to
but nothing could be further from the truth as encourage them in the midst of life’s diculties.
friendships have been further cemented through
serving the God we love and caring for a Resources within organisations are most
community that He loves more than we do. often seen in terms of real estate, nances and
equipment but one of the greatest resource of
Social distancing and adhering to government any organisation are the people who run it. It has
guidelines may have been the order of the day been clear to us that the people serving within
within the connes of High Kirk on Saturdays Bob’s Store are one of the most valuable
and Tuesdays but Fridays in the community is a resources that the Kingdom has. The love and
dierent story. The rst outing was admittedly, compassion they have for people, causes them
a bit unnerving. Social distancing in the to go the extra mile.
areas of the town where we were sent was
non-existent. People barely stood two inches Ruth recently came across a quote from C H
from us let alone two metres. Every bre of your Spurgeon, who said in 1867: Be prepared to
being said to step back but the heart, knowing receive that which He is about to give; each man
that many of these people live with rejection in his place and each woman in her sphere, make
from others, dictated otherwise. Following that the whole of this Church full of trenches for the
rst Friday, Ruth prayed about the situation and reception of the Divine Floods.
was led to the story of Paul in Acts 28:1-10. The
promise of protection spoken by Jesus in Mark We trust that as they remain in position in their
16:15-18 is seen in Paul’s life on his journey to eld of inuence and open to the leading of
Rome. The poisonous viper that bit Paul was the Holy Spirit, a great harvest for the Lord will
unable to harm him. Our lives are in God’s hands. be reaped as they continue this much needed
God still had work for Paul to do so He service into the future. It has been an honour to
protected him. God will protect us too in the have come alongside them.
middle of assignments He gives us. So holding to Ruth and Andy Scott
the testimony of Paul we carried on.
