When Christians show up to serve in the name of Jesus Christ, He is honored and people are attracted to Him. Let me tell you about a nice way this is happening in Baton Rouge:
Last year, Devera Goss began to volunteer at Lee High School in Baton Rouge, a place in much need of some helpful volunteers! She did things like plant flowers and take snacks to the teachers’ lounge, and she enlisted a few other folks to do the same.
The buildings at Lee are pretty old to start with, and this summer, someone put some mean graffiti on some of them. The principal let Devera know that he needed help getting the buildings power washed. She called me, and we put our heads together thinking of people who might want to volunteer.
The Lord provided! I called Wayne Gowdy, because he has a pressure washing business. The Lord had been putting it on his heart to volunteer his services, and he was happy to get involved. So on August 2nd, Wayne led the charge and worked with Devera and her husband Jerry, who are pictured above with Wayne. Jenny Seals, Mike Ruppert, and Sheldon Bivin pitched in, and they cleaned Lee’s buildings.
The principal was so thankful for their work, which helped the appearance of the school and will help the staff, faculty, and students have a more positive attitude about being there.
He and some of the other staff and faculty know that the folks who worked so hard on that Saturday are Christians and that they are involved at The Chapel. One teacher told Devera that she had not found a church home since she moved to Baton Rouge, and said she would like to go to The Chapel one Sunday to see what it was like.
What a great way for the goodness of the Lord to flow through His people to touch others!
Other volunteer opportunities at Lee, such as tutoring American and international students, are available. If you want to volunteer at Lee, or if you want to find out about other volunteer opportunities in Baton Rouge or New Orleans, please let me know by contacting me through Connections.
Thanks!
Clayton
