The Plunge 2010

Saturday was a great day of Plunging into the community! Thanks to all those who participated as well as those who put in time to make this a meaningful day. We deepened our relationship with Holland Public Schools by working at four schools, cleaned a truck stop parking lot (go Pastor Paul!), made some great connections with people by detailing cars, got a coat of paint on the Byrd’s house, and of course did a ton of spring yard clean-up.

Here’s a few ways God was at work Saturday:

"Our Plunge mission was to spring clean at a food pantry warehouse. We anticipated 10 - 12 volunteers. The night before the Plunge, our head count was four. Three adults and one teen. The project involved scrubbing floors, doors, disinfecting work surface areas, re-arranging shelves, outdoor work if time and weather permitted, etc..OK..LORD we thought. Perhaps four people are all you intended. But then the phone rang! Our son's friend had a proposition. He could add three more teens to our total if we could provide the ride. We gladly accepted. We adults were so impressed with the willingness, attitudes and helpfulness of our teen workers. Our labor was fun! Our teens even inquired about how could they serve at the pantry on a more frequent basis, not just once a year. WOW! God calls us to serve. We learned not to be discouraged by the number HE calls, but encouraged and blessed by the group that HE calls! :)"

"Chris, if I could have written a perfect scenario for this morning at Grace, I could not have written it any differently than God did for us. It was an incredible morning. The folks from CWC who showed up blessed the socks off our team. The team from Grace that showed up was incredibly humbled and thankful."

"Chris, kinda neat story this morning. Our maintenance man was in Menards Saturday afternoon after being here at the Plunge Saturday morning. He ran into three people who had their Plunge shirts on. He spoke with them for some time. Seeds have been planted. God is good!"

Please continue seeking ways to be involved in service and encourage others in your ministry area to do the same!

Chris Hofland