This past Saturday was our churches Single Mom's Oil Change ministry...we started this ministry back in September of '08. It's a really simply concept...trying to bridge our church to our community by serving them. One particular area is a ministry to single mom's.
We try to meet a physical need in order to meet the spiritual need...for lots of single mom's getting their oil change may be at the bottom of their list of priorities, plus there's a cost involved...but it's a priority that's vital to their family.
We had about 150 volunteers doing various jobs (oil changers, outside registration, host mom's, childcare, food prep, listeners, grunt work, etc.) As mom's pull their cars up to us, we get all the car's vitals...invite the mom's inside for coffee, food...we pair mom's with host mom's who talk, listen and pray...mom's can stay as long as they like, even their kiddos who are involved with crafts of all kinds.
This was our third Oil Change Ministry and I'm not sure who receives the biggest blessing, we as a church or the single mom's. I always think to the passage in the bible where Paul talks about how there is one body, but different parts...not everyone can be an eye or a knee...one without the other just doesn't make sense. Well to me, this encompasses the Single Mom's Oil Change ministry...everyone serving doing different jobs for one purpose...to bring glory and honor to the name of God and to show His love in a practical way.
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This is a great ministry! I really think God can do so much through it and it definitely impacts our church members radically. Plus it brings many different types of people - men, women, and children together since guys are working on cars, women are reaching out to the moms, and then their kids as well! Good stuff - GREAT stuff!
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