Last week we got a call in our office at church asking if we could help a local school for teacher appreciation week. They didn't have an ongoing PTO that could do it and the librarian was going to try to do it all by herself. When she decided the job was too big she thought "I wonder if the Vineyard will help?" We said yes right away. Not because we had an abundance, or because we thought it'd be easy. Really, we said yes, because we made a pre-determined decision that we weren't going to say that five loaves and two fish weren't enough anymore. You may remember the story from Matthew 14:16 - 18. When people were hungry and Jesus said to feed them. The disciples wanted to send them home. Jesus had other ideas when he gave thanks and multiplied those loaves and fish.
We thought it would be a big recruiting effort. Then I had my small group the next day and just mentioned the opportunity to about 10 friends. I casually said if they wanted to help in some way to let me know. In the next 24 hours, the emails flew back and forth and I watched people give what they had and Jesus multiply it to a week of 'teacher appreciation'. I love when folks take their everyday ordinary life, let Jesus transform them and they become reluctant heroes. No one is a hero on their own, but through Jesus and with each other we get to be a part of our Father's great search and rescue mission. No more saying no....no turning back. Let's open our hands, give thanks, and watch Jesus do miracles.
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