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As I drive in heavy rain rushing to the church retreat, I see a
hispanic walking (probably to work) in the opposite direction. Much as
I wanted to offer a ride, I am inspired to think of an alternative that
many people can adopt: Umbrellas for Christ packages.
If we were to have "evangelism care packages" ready for various needs:
- umbrella or ponchos on a rainy day
- blanket, food and water for the homeless
- scarf on a freezing day
- glove for a grocery worker or snow shuffler in the cold
- ...
and pack alone the care item a brief description that this package is
sent along with the love of Christ. A business card or brochure to
advertise your local church, or a gospel tract, or just "get more
information" sheet of how to get in touch with you.
When
people sense the answer to real and critical needs, rather than empty
talk of love of God, then they are more ready to consider the faith
behind that had inspired the giving. It is a lot easier to offer caring
assistance first, and then to tell them: "there is a far more critical
problem in people's lives, and Christ is ready to help."
I
have seen Campus Crusade for Christ giving out such care packages to
freshmen in college, (hey, even Gillette give out shaving kits to
freshmen), but are we ready to offer similar care packages to people in
all walks of life? Prisoner Fellowship has done so with the Angel Tree
project.
We can consider small yet useful gifts, which when
mass purchased should be inexpensive, and much aptly use that corporate
keychains or T-shirts that are handed out in career fairs.
Follow through: March 2005
Experiment: buy a dozen umbrellas from Dollar Store, and compose a short paragraph of explanation.
- this is an instrument of God's love
- if interested in more information, see selected Christian website.
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