Jer. 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for wel- fare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (ESV)
These are comforting words from Jeremiah. God has already planned out what is going to happen, and we get to tag along for the ride!
I write this newsletter article with hope for the future. Here at FEELC we do so many things that are ministry to the community around us. We help Christ’s Kitchen, the Salvation Army, Texas Lutheran University, Cross Trails Ministry, and the list goes on. We reach a hand out through Heritage Day to the organizations in our area that help those in need. We do a lot of ministry in the name of Christ. Yet, can we do more? Absolutely! I look at FEELC and see untapped potential for many new and various ministries. Ways we can reach this community, the com- munity that surrounds us, with the message of love and grace that God has for them. We have potential do many more things than we are to spread the gospel message of Christ. In order for us to do this we must be united in Christ, across our differences on any issue that tries to divide us. We cannot let differences separate us from the mission we are called to: to build and nurture relationships for Jesus Christ!
My vision for FEELC is a mission outpost of the ELCA, a center of hospitality and outreach for the good news of Jesus Christ. It is a vision, which continues to build on our current mission opportunities while reaching out to find new ways to use the gifts we have to spread the grace, peace and mercy of God to all of this hurting community.
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