Word and Deed Ministries

Recently, I mentioned the fact that Word and Deed Ministries, based in Ontario, Canada, has partnered with us in our rebuilding work here on the Coast. In addition to their prayer support and their financial support, they have sent down two large teams already, one of which even helped my wife and I move into our new home (quite ably, too, I must say!). In the latest edition of their ministry magazine (Word & Deed, Summer 2006), Derek Naves reported on their two trips to the Coast. I would like to cite a portion of what he said here:

"Many of the residents of the Gulfport area, observing the dedicated volunteer work of Christian agencies like Word & Deed, have been led to investigate what motivates such selflessness. Residents related stories about jobs which the government clean-up crews considered too foul to handle, and were subsequently tackled by Christian volunteers. They often concluded such anecdotes with expressions like, 'Now that's real Christianity!' What a testimony to leave behind!"

What a testimony indeed! We thank the many members of Word and Deed, and all the others like them, for their selflessness and sacrifice in helping us reach out to our community, and we ask that you will join us in praying that people will begin to see that what the churches are doing here is "real Christianity" (and, more importantly, that they will see the "real Christ") and will want to find out more.