Ashley RamagePinelake Church
Brandon, Mississippi
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.” - 1 Corinthians 12:4-6
On Saturday, God took a group of willing participants, united us for a common cause, and used our unique abilities to further His kingdom. He took a group of nurses, stay-at-home moms, lawyers, teachers, and accountants and turned us into construction workers!
When we arrived at Mission First, we were quickly told about the different opportunities to serve. We divided up according to different task. I headed to meet up with the construction group. The group walked to the construction site and quickly got to work. As I was standing there unloading wheelbarrow after wheel barrow, the group I was with realized that we needed a system. Within 30 minutes we had a system! There was going to be a group who would get debris from the different areas and bring it to the dumpster. There would be two people that would get the wheelbarrow into the dumpster and push it up our “home-made” ramp to the top of the pile of rubble. Finally, there was a group at the top of the pile to empty the wheelbarrows! We worked for a solid 3 hours, moved lots of bricks, relocated a few snakes and had a really blessed time!
I love to see how God brings His people together to achieve goals for His kingdom. Simply seeing how God has given us all gifts and how we all use them uniquely reminds me about how marvelous the God we serve truly is!
On Saturday, God took a group of willing participants, united us for a common cause, and used our unique abilities to further His kingdom. He took a group of nurses, stay-at-home moms, lawyers, teachers, and accountants and turned us into construction workers!
When we arrived at Mission First, we were quickly told about the different opportunities to serve. We divided up according to different task. I headed to meet up with the construction group. The group walked to the construction site and quickly got to work. As I was standing there unloading wheelbarrow after wheel barrow, the group I was with realized that we needed a system. Within 30 minutes we had a system! There was going to be a group who would get debris from the different areas and bring it to the dumpster. There would be two people that would get the wheelbarrow into the dumpster and push it up our “home-made” ramp to the top of the pile of rubble. Finally, there was a group at the top of the pile to empty the wheelbarrows! We worked for a solid 3 hours, moved lots of bricks, relocated a few snakes and had a really blessed time!
I love to see how God brings His people together to achieve goals for His kingdom. Simply seeing how God has given us all gifts and how we all use them uniquely reminds me about how marvelous the God we serve truly is!
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