This week has been a busy week for me. On Tuesday I went to Wellington to be part of a conversation about biblical justice; Wednesday I was here at church; Thursday at Stepping Stone and Friday back at church with a numb mouth from the anesthetic I got with two fillings; and then to Stepping Stone again on Saturday.
We are in the process of organising the Spring Clean for this year, which will be held on Saturday 18th October with a chance for almost everyone at Opawa to contribute. As part of it we will be walking the streets and picking up rubbish from the roadside, the footpath, playgrounds, parks and the river.
At the Waltham Cottage on Wednesday, I sat and ate my lunch while children ran around and their parents enjoyed each other's company. One lady from the community had been told about our scheduled Spring Clean and wanted to help; she was especially keen to bring her children to clean up our stretch of the Heathcote. Isn't that exciting?!
The Spring Clean is also an opportunity for us to give the church a good once-over, and to help Dave Smith with some things he wouldn't be able to do without our help. It will be a chance for us to evangelise with our actions as a body of believers, to be the hands and feet of the living God in the streets of our community. It is an opportunity to simply love this unique community God has placed us in by simply doing a few things that need to be done.
I look forward to seeing you there :)