Loved and Sent!

dawn martin and matuda osman (l) and gemilla osman (r)

On Saturday, October 10, a group of 10 individuals from Christ Memorial Lutheran Church and Reliant Church spent time living out two words at Christian Friends of New Americans. We were part of a bigger event in the congregation where over 450 individuals were sent to serve at 28 different sites in the greater St. Louis area. Why? Because these two churches are driven by the words “Loved” and “Sent.”

While at the CFNA Peace Center, our group cleaned the facility and organized books and other supplies in storage. Two men worked at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church to consolidate furniture donated to CFNA for its home furnishing outreach. The group at the Peace Center also had the valuable opportunity to meet and spend time with 15 neighborhood refugee children. Everyone discussed with the children Jesus’ parable about the wise man who built his house on the rock, and the foolish man who built his house on the sand.

Christ Memorial and Reliant want to give a special thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Buckman, Pastor Stanish, Robyn Moeller, and Richard Leigh for their help and guidance with the group’s time spent at the Peace Center. Members of these churches appreciated the opportunity to learn more about CFNA’s ministry and the refugee community it serves. And an extra special thanks to some of the children who helped sweep and clean the center for a bit!

By Dawn Martin, Christ Memorial Lutheran Church