Volunteers from Western Hills at McCarter Elementary

Western Hills!!

What a great week! The whole city wins when the Church gathers together in His name to make a difference. That’s exactly what happened last weekend, and I can’t tell you how proud I am of Western Hills.

Yes. I know. “You shouldn’t be proud,” but actually I think I can.  Check these out…

2 Thessalonians 1:4
Therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure.

2 Corinthians 7:4 
Great is my confidence in you; great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.

So while Paul would never boast about himself, he would boast about churches making a difference in their world in Jesus’ name. And that IS Western Hills.

We had 88 people sign up to help and about another half dozen that showed up without signing up. We had childcare workers, painters, carpenters, diggers, mulchers, and movers. We updated the teacher’s workroom, painted TWO dark hallways, put in an outdoor reading center, fixed some broken steps, painted outdoor gym equipment and washed windows.

This is just an awesome testimony to our community. We’re going to celebrate a little about it this coming Sunday, so please wear your ShareFest Shirt. We want to say thank you for representing Western Hills and Jesus so well this past weekend.