Operation Backpack 2009 Recap:
- By Chad Pardue

On Saturday Aug. 1st we had the opportunity to help serve our community by giving away over 500 backpack & school supplies.
It's hard to even begin to tell you the kind of life change that begins to take place in your heart & soul when you start to serve others in this way.
I simply cannot wait to be part of doing more things like this. I like to to equate it to getting your first tattoo - once you get your first ink you become addicted. It is the same with serving.
Once you start, you can't wait to do it again & again & again. This is the way that God designed us!
There was about 35 of us from CCW as well as many from Love Your Neighbor and other service minded people that were blessed to be a part of this experience. We are planning on doing this next year as well. I am hoping to get some feedback from all of those that were there so that we know how to plan for next year.

 If you were there I would love it if you would answer these questions:
1) In what area did you serve? What was your responsibility?
2) What did you like most? What went well?
3) What would you change or do differently in the future?

(You can also leave your comments at my blog or my Facebook note.)

Thanks to everyone that donated money, supplies, and their time to make this a reality.
When we come together in unity we can do so much more than we can even imagine.
Praying that this is just the first of many service "tattoos" that we receive together over the years to come.

Your Fellow Bond-Servant of Christ, Chad This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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