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Small Group Distributes Groceries to 300 Families in Need

Posted by gjarvis on May 26th, 2010 in Community Service, GO Ministry, GO Ministry

On Saturday, May 22nd, five people from the Johnson small group went to the Phoenix rescue mission to serve families in need of food. The group joined other volunteers from churches and organizations from around the city. According to Philip and Natalie Nevin, they helped put together 500 bags of groceries and fruit and vegetables. Around 300 families benefited from the event. In addition to the grocery drive they also helped people shop for clothes and household items.

“It went very well! It was a lot of work. It was remarkable to see so many families in need and also to see so many volunteers come together to help out! I know our group found it very rewarding!” – Natalie Nevin.

GO Ministry Mission

“To demonstrate God’s love by connecting to and positively impacting our neighborhood.”

We don't just believe in Knowing Jesus and Growing in the Holy Spirit, but that Christ saved us for a purpose. "For you are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works which he prepared in advance for you to do." Ephesians 2:10.

So as disciples, we follow Christ outside of the church and into our neighborhood to do what He did when he was on earth. That is He healed, He freed the oppressed, He brought forgiveness and grace, and preached the good news of the God's reign on earth. The GO Ministry's goal is to bless our community in Christ's name.

Beyond our immediate community New Hope is also called to make an impact in the world at large. So every year we send people on cross-cultural mission trips, and we support three overseas missionaries. We believe that the more we reach beyond our own circles the more we live out the call of Christ's incarnational ministry.