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SERVE Quick Guide: Business Prayer Kits Contributed by Robin Miller, The Well McComb

Let the local businesses in your community know you’re behind them with this fun and meaningful serve!

SERVE Quick Guide: Rock Painting

“My brother was killed in 2011 with a large rock. It broke me to the core when this happened and ever since I’ve hated hearing about or seeing rocks. I was told about a story involving a man finding a rock and was lead to my church at Hope City in Houston TX. Ever since I’ve had the idea in the back of my head and on Serve Day, I got together with my family and started painting rocks. I asked my husband to take a picture of us while we were working on this. As I was about to post the photo on my social media it hit me! “I’m taking something that caused so much pain and turning it around for the better!” My hope is to continue this project and help random people in my city have a brighter day.”

~Caye Richards, Houston Hope Dealers

Caye has allowed God to use what once caused her pain to now spread hope and healing to those around her. Caye has graciously shared some of her “how to’s” and pro tips for hosting the perfect Rock Painting Serve Opportunity. 

SERVE Quick Guide: Build a Bear Christmas Workshop

Host a “Build A Bear” workshop where church members can make stuffed animal friends to be delivered to children in local hospitals. Holidays can be a difficult time for some, so we deliver bears during the week of Christmas letting children and their families know they aren’t forgotten and that Jesus loves them during their most challenging times.  If a child must be in the hospital on Christmas Day, we like to make sure they have a gift to enjoy. This Serve is super impactful for our team members who are able to assemble, pray over, and connect personally with the families who receive the bears. The feedback from the hospital staff is always incredible, too. Because, while we aren’t directly serving them, they often get involved in the bear delivery and love getting to see the joy on the children’s faces. 

SERVE Quick Guide: Stoplight Outreach 

We've all been at a stoplight and noticed someone standing on the street corner looking for help. Instead of scrambling for some cash or looking through your car for anything you may have to share - the Stoplight Outreach helps you be prepared and expectant for moments like this. Whether it's someone you pass at a stoplight, have a conversation with at the gas station, or encounter at the grocery store - this SERVE Quick Guide will help you be ready to embrace that person in the moment and share a blessing with them. Big thanks to our friends at Stoplight Ministries and our Kansas City Dream Center fam for sharing this idea and all of the "how to's". Be sure to contact them at [email protected] for help getting started. 

SERVE Brew: How and Why to Throw a “Homies Birthday Celebration” with Mitsy Nieves and Johanne Willson, COOL Church

What inspired COOL Church to throw a “Homies Birthday Celebration” for people living on the streets in Miramar, FL? Well, first you have to hear their WHY. This church is all about loving and cherishing people, giving their team space to dream, and trying out creative ideas. Their whole culture is a celebration of life! So get your coffee and jump in to hear from Ps. Johanne Wilson and Mitsy Nieves about the why and then the how

Listen to the Podcast Episode Here

Watch the Interview on YouTube Here

SERVE “Quick Guide”: Hurricane Prep Buckets

Contributed by Bayside Community Church

We recently spotlighted Bayside Community Church as they distributed Hurricane Prep Buckets to people in their community. Some of you reached out wanting to get some more details on this fantastic idea.  So we asked the team at Bayside to share all of their "how to's" and they generously agreed! So if you're in a hurricane prone area or want some ideas for any type of disaster relief prep kits, this one's for you. 

See a great SERVE idea but aren’t quite sure how to pull it off? Well thanks to churches like YOU we’ve been able to start a library of SERVE “Quick Guides”. Leaders break down their outreaches into practical step by step instructions, supplies needed, volunteer roles, the “wins”, safety tips, and more. 

Find the library here (and stay tuned for more resources to come)

SERVE “Quick Guide” - Food Truck Buy Out

Skyline Church in VA provided all of the information you need to do to pull off a “Food Truck Buy Out” outreach in your city. They shared that they’ve been able to reach more people through this serve than any other outreach events they’ve done. 

Thanks, Skyline family, for sharing!