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Love your Neighbor – Find ways to help!

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Love your neighbor find ways to helpLast week we wrote about giftings and how important it is to use them. Today we want to talk about ways to help.

When we look at Jesus we always see how he helped others. It might have been through dinner for a huge crowd or washing the feet of the disciples. Jesus was always about helping others and he always meets a need that was there.

But how can we help our neighbors or our neighborhood? The first thing we have to do is find out what is actually needed. One of the things in our area is dogs. We have more dogs here than children. Many people have dogs and also full-time jobs. So if you are a stay home neighbor you could offer your neighbor to take their dog for a walk during the day. Another one is a cleanup project. A few years ago our DTS students helped to clean up trash from the side of the streets. It’s a great way to help the area, but also you get to meet your neighbors in a positive way.

Help does not always look the same. Spend some time pondering on those questions.

  1. Find out how you can help and also what is needed.
  2. Set a goal and a time by when you want to do it.
  3. Start doing it, and involve your family and neighbors too if possible!

Hey our friend

We hope you had a great week. We finally had some sunshine again which is amazing!! We had so many great times with our neighbors this week. A paella night, A Louisiana gumbo night and then we had a game night at our house. When you spend time together you get to know each other and for us and our neighbor friends that is a total blessing.  Find a night in your week to have some time with your neighbors.

Remember this week that you are amazing and loved by Father God!

Markus and Jen

Love your Neighbor – Be outside

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Love your neighbor be outsideLast week we talked about the importance of Prayer and how it will help you seeing people the way God sees them. This week we will talk about the importance of being outside.

When you look at the ministry time Jesus did during his life you notice that many times he was outside in public. He was outside because that is the place the people were. That is as well true for our neighborhoods.

In our modern society it is really easy to avoid the outside world. We drive the car right into the garage and from there walk into the house. If we workout we drive to the gym. But what about if you rethink that, and start to workout in your neighborhood?

Jen and I started jogging every morning around our area. During that time we got to meet many new neighbors, just by simply being out there. This works in any neighborhood you live in. We recently visited family in Pennsylvania and got to meet many of their neighbors during our running time. So this is a simple way to do it.

Start this week off by asking you those simple questions and take action!

  1. How can you be more outside in your neighborhood? Sports, walk etc.?
  2. What do you need to change that you can be more outside?
  3. Get started and meet your neighbors!

Hey our friend

We hope you had a wonderful week!! We had 2 meetings this week with different ministries in the bay area. It was very encouraging. At church Jen joined a group that is studying the book now discover your strength together to see what strength God has given each of them. Do you know what strength you have? I think often we focus on the weakness we have, but what about if you develop your strength even more?

The North beach Students are doing well too. They are having a great time at the boys and girls club and with all the things they do in the neighborhood.

Keep praying for the community here and mainly for peace since a lot of people!!

Have a blessed week!!

Markus and Jen