This Sunday we came together as a congregation to celebrate the generosity and faithfulness demonstrated by our Christmas offering this year. With God's help we have raise over $21,000 to feed and serve kids who are hungry both here in our local community through Children and Family Urban Ministries (CFUM) and Strong Missions in Costa Rica. During Advent we talked about a Different Kind of Christmas and asked the question, "what would Jesus have us do for his birthday?" We saw that Jesus loved the least and the lost and cared about the orphan and the widow.This year we partnered with God, with each other and with these organizations that live out that call every day. We pray that this offering will not only change the lives of the children and families who will receive its benefits, but all of our lives as well.
Not only did Dr. Daniel challenge us to give 1/4 of what we were spending on friends and family to the offering, he also gave himself a challenge. He said that when we reached $10,000 that he would preach in bib overalls. We had a preview at Fall Festivalhttp://wdmumc.blogspot.com/2012/11/fall-festival-recap.html this year, but hadn't seen those "bibbies" since. Due to the overwhelming response, the whole congregation was invited to wear their "bibbies" on this Sunday of Celebration.A special thanks to the choir for their very appropriate song selection and all who were able to join us for this celebration! Take a look at a few of the brave, comfortable, souls from this past Sunday!
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