Yesterday our church had a car wash at the local Les Schwab in the Renton Highlands. It was such a great time spent with one another as we got to wash cars. Huge thanks to Corianne who did a great job organizing it! I mostly stood near the street with Corianne and Ashley waving signs and yelling to people we were having a free car wash. Which we thought was funny after, realizing that it was girls out on the corner telling people to get their car washed, then to have a group of 6 fellas there to actually wash the cars. If any dirt bag guys thought it was some sort of bikini car wash they were quickly corrected. haha! I did help wash a few cars and I got the chance to talk to a lady who could not believe we didn't want her money and that we just wanted to serve the community of Renton. This reaction seemed to be common among our recipients yesterday. Shock. That a group of people would actually gather resources and spend their saturday morning washing cars for strangers in order to serve the community. As well as hand out cookies and awesome strawberry lemonade! As God would have it, the most fruitful response was from two ladies who were met that didn't even get a car wash, they were on a walk!
Pastor Brian spoke a great message today out of Mark 8 in continuing our "Leaving His Mark" series as He and Elder Ryan Strieby are preaching through the book of Mark. In His message, Brian also referenced Isaiah 55 and verses 8 and 9 stood out to me so much today in thinking not only about my life but made for an impact in our outreach event yesterday.
Isaiah 55:8-9: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than yours thoughts."
HOW CRAY CRAY IS THIS?!?! Our Way: An outreach in wanting to wash cars and tell people about our church from getting their car washed. His Way: Two ladies out for a walk who we found out happened to be looking for a new church! Then bring their whole family(totaling 8!) to come to not only a Doxa service but to come out to lunch with us today! And we found out one of the girls who came with the family just had a birthday so we got to sing to her today in our long standing tradition of singing "Happy Birthday" after service and before cupcakes=)
God is SO good!! I just think it is funny that the means by which we thought we would meet people, God truly showed us His ways are better and are more fruitful in any efforts we put forth and the means by which we think we will people and be able to tell then about the gospel. I am so thankful to have been saved by a God that is continually showing me just how great He is!!
Here's to His plans being greater than any we could ever conjure up!
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