Serving the Poor
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Psalm 82:3
Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter-when you see the naked, to clothe him,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Isaiah 58:6-7
"One thing we can all agree, all faiths, all ideologies, is that God is with the vulnerable and the poor. God is in the slums and the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives.And God is with us, if we are with them." -Bono
The Storehouse
Description:
The Storehouse ministers to the poor in our community by providing for their spiritual and physical needs. This ministry provides food for people in need through its food pantry and prayer and relational support through the prayer counseling ministry. The majority of The Storehouse's clients are Hispanic.
Volunteer Opportunities:
- Four Food Distribution Volunteers needed each day, Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 2pmto put food bags together and distribute food to people who need assistance.
- Three Prayer Counselors needed each day, Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 2pm to pray with the individuals and offer spiritual and emotional support to those in need.
- Spanish Speaking adults needed every day
To get involved contact:
- CompassionLife Storehouse Coordinator: Miriam Melian
- Storehouse Directors: Kevin & Jack Cochran
- Website: http://www.thestorehousenetwork.com/
- Hours of Operation: Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 2pm
Children's Hunger Fund
Description:
Children's Hunger Fund (CHF) works in some of the most needy regions in the world; CHF earnestly seeks to provide for the needs of children and make lasting impact in their lives. CHF equips local churches across America and around the world for a singular purpose: to help them communicate the life-changing message of Christ's love. Love without action is of little use. Enduring strategies must be enacted to influence meaningful change in the lives of poor children. At CHF, our strategy is to equip qualified, local churches with the things they need to build relationships with the poor. Because of their long-term presence and proximity to the need, local churches are ideal hubs for distribution of aid.
Hill Country Bible Church Pflugerville is one of those churches that is being used to help the poor children of the world.
To get involved contact:
- CompassionLife Children's Hunger Fund Coordinator: Debbie Gurley
