This week, City on a Hill Church is overseeing the Culpeper Warming Shelter. This is a ministry that gives an opportunity for those who don't have a home or who can't afford to heat their home to spend time in a warm, dry and safe environment each evening. This week, we've had as few as six and as many as eleven guests.
We feed them dinner, make them a continental breakfast and provide them with everything to make a brown-bag lunch to take with them during the day. Each evening, things kick off at 6pm and the guests leave by 7am the following morning.
One of the greatest components to this ministry is that we not only get to meet a practical need of theirs, but we also get to share the Gospel and teach the Word of God with them. We spend about 20 minutes sharing a devotional each and every evening with the guests. We've had some great conversations about understanding who we are in Christ, overcoming our fears, trusting God, surrendering our struggles and walking in obedience to God's will.
There's nothing like ministry!
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