Back 2 School Outreach 2019 - World Changers Church Athens

Back 2 School Outreach 2019 - World Changers Church Athens


WCC Athens organized a Back to School Picnic on 4 August, to be held at the Community Park. Sadly, the weather on the day was bad, and those who had been invited expected it to be cancelled. However, their disappointment turned to joy during the service when we announced that the picnic would go ahead, but indoors, in the church building. There was a look of delight on the faces of all the adults as they entered the café area, and there were hotdogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks for everyone. The children had fun playing board games while the adults fellowshipped together. We were able to give out 12 backpacks to school-going children, but this year we had also collected a laundry basket each for two college-going kids – one male and one female - from single parent families. These baskets were filled with body wash, laundry detergent, wash cloths and towels. It was awesome to bless these two families in this way. In total, there were 19 adults and 13 children.

 

We had an unexpected moment to show God’s love while we were cleaning up. A homeless man stopped outside our church, and Minister Susan and Brother Hightower ministered to him. He shared how far his walk to work was and asked if we could help with bus fare. Minister Susan offered to bring him something to eat and drink, and there was enough food over to do this. They were then able to pray with him and invite him to come to church, before he went on his way, filled with gratitude for the love he had been shown.

 

Attendance 32
Volunteers Participating 7
Backpacks Distributed 12
Stationery Distributed 0