For the past year, we’ve been doing our best to help in community service throughout El Centro. Our food distributions are definitely the bulk of our service, but we’ve helped package that food, give beds to kids, clothes to families, organize a thrift store, and several other things. A few days ago, we got a call from a Baptist preacher who runs a small church in town. He needed help painting the inside of the chapel, and asked if our missionaries could do it. It was sort of strange– why not have his congregation do the work?– but the missionaries were thrilled to paint, and there’s never a reason not to help our fellow Christians.
This morning we went to work.
It was a lot of fun, and when we finished the chapel looked as good as new. We cleaned up a few paint drips on the pews (sorry!) and posed for a picture on our way out.
The preacher was so grateful for our help, and we were grateful for the opportunity to serve. I love that the missionaries have a “reputation” for helping in the community!