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Gwinnett CPA Serving the Lost, The Last and The Least This Thanksgiving: Feeding the Homeless of Atlanta …Taking Christianity Into the World

Jesus came to Serve the World and not to rule over us. He made himself like a servant desiring to be the very least among us choosing to be obedient, even to death on a cross. Though Jesus could have, at any time, called down a legion of angels to take over the world so that He might rule it, instead he desired to be more like a bondservant rather than a King. It is in his perfect example of humility, which is Power Under Control, Jesus Chose to reach out to us at our level. It is when we meet people at their station of life, not ours, that God can use our weakness to His Glory.

When I have personally watched Believers Served the Lost, the Last and the Least I have watched and discovered it is at that time, that the Redeeming Power of God is released into the world and into the servers as we seek to be the Very Hands and Feet of Jesus Christ.

My Lord and Savior calls me deeper into His embrace and it is at this point I find myself asking you, “what will you do this Holiday Season to serve God?” Though family events, buying gifts for loved ones and spending time with those to whom I hold most dear, there can be no bigger gift to my wife, my children and to my God than serving Him this Thanksgiving and Christmas. On Tuesday, November 17th we are going to gather at Sugarloaf United Methodist Church (1795 Old Peachtree Road, Duluth 30097) in the Town Hall at 6:30PM. You do not have to be present to serve God with us. We will need many behind the scenes preparing lunches and preparing yummy casseroles to take with us.  

We  will have a signup sheet for everyone and are asking everyone to provide at least one dish to take with us down to The Gardens.  If you have friends who might be willing to cook an extra dish of whatever they are serving their families for Thanksgiving, please ask them to contribute – it would be such a huge help.

Providing for the Homeless takes much more than a good meal on Thanksgiving. We are looking for church groups and individuals to partner with us throughout the year to Get God to The Lost and The Last and The Least. Below please find a few of their ongoing physical needs.  
1) Sanitation and cleaning supplies. 2)Commercial brooms and mops. 3)2 new commercial vacuum cleaners. 4)Another amp for our sound system. 5)Blankets and sleeping bags 6)3 new washer machines and dryers 7) 1 new refrigerator/freezer white for the apartment All the number 10 cans of vegetables that we can get. 9) All the lunch meat that we can get. 10) Gas cards for the buses and vehicles. 11) A new bus 12) Two 5 gallon beverage containers 13) Toothbrushes and toothpaste 14)Paper plates and plastic forks 15)Last but not least monetary gifts are always a necessity at 7 bridges.  16) Washers and dryers 17) Refrigerators and freezers.

Please note that also the ministry has an ongoing need for those to worship with their hands and feet by offering to assist with construction projects on site and Serving the Homeless on Thanksgiving and at Christmas.

Thank you for caring and please pray for Pastor 7, his men and the ministry. To learn about his ministry visit http://www.7bridgestorecovery.org/home_page.html  Below is a sample of his weekly e-mail to the world along with their needs. Pray to see what God might have you do to serve Him in your community. God Bless You Each and Every One.

 John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant in Duluth, GA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!