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Every Minute Matters / 06.25.09, 08:48 AM
Each day, we have 24 hours (sometimes I wish I had more!). Each year, 365 days (525,600 minutes). Although we can’t add minutes to our life, we CAN decide how we are going to spend those minutes.Mission Year takes young people who want to make the most of their
525,600 minutes. This year, we have five teams of committed young
adults in Chicago (16 teams nationally) who have been intentionally
and sacrificially using their time, gifts, and resources to better
urban communities. They have been devoting themselves to a strict
lifestyle of spiritual discipleship and social justice, seeking God
and serving others.
They have been feeding the hungry, tutoring kids, supporting families,
teaching workshops, helping the homeless, mentoring at-risk youth,
showing hospitality, resisting violence, praying for neighbors, and
sharing their faith. Team members are not simply providing vital help
and hope to the needy, they are witnessing to God’s coming kingdom of
righteousness, peace and joy.
We are seeing exciting fruit from their work. One kid who could only
read 2 words a minute now reads 58 words a minute because a team
member spent their time helping him read. One team member spent 14
weeks persevering with a homeless woman until she was able to land a
job. Each team member provides thousands of service hours that have
allowed organizations and ministries to continue operating in the
midst of major budget cuts and economic hardship. Six days a week for
the last ten months our teams have been sowing seeds of compassion and
love in their neighborhoods as if every minute mattered and they are
seeing what a difference it can make.
And you have made this possible! By supporting them through prayer and
financial gifts, you have made an impact in Chicago. You have enabled
eternal things to happen that would not have happened otherwise. By
pouring into our team members, you have allowed them to pour
themselves fully into their communities. You have also allowed them to
be transformed in the process. Amazing transformation happens in us
when we spend ourselves in service to others. Thank you for giving and
praying for them as they make the most of their last months in Mission
Year!
Making every minute count,
Shawn
“What is important is faith expressing itself in love.” Gal. 5:6
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