You Can Help

In light of this week's hurricane and the craziness of the holiday, I'm going to make this short and to the point. What do we do when people are in need? How do we respond? Bottom line: we help. However that looks for each person is different. But it's that simple. We help.

The wonderful thing about helping others, beside the obvious, that it helps others, is that we are blessed by the opportunity to do so. We get to be the hands and feet of Jesus in these times. What an amazing gift! We get to be the helpers.

Proverbs 22:9 -The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor

As you go into your holiday weekend, I encourage you to take a moment, if you haven't already, and just pray for those along the gulf coast. And ask God to give you some opportunities to help.

Engage your kiddos:

Activity:
Pray for the people affected with your kids.
Talk about the hurricane and show them a few pictures that help them understand the impact.

Read:
Exodus  16:4-18

Discuss:
How did Moses help the Israelites? How did God provide for the people?
What would it feel like to wake up in a shelter and all of your belongs were under water?
What are some ways you would want to be helped?
What do you think are some ways you can help?

Reiterate: You can help others.