{"id":4703,"date":"2015-08-28T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/?p=4703"},"modified":"2019-05-27T15:01:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T19:01:48","slug":"asking-your-women-to-adopt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/asking-your-women-to-adopt\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is God asking your women’s ministry to adopt?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Who<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not talking about sponsoring a child through Food for the Hungry<\/a> (though our family does) or adopting a Sunday school class.<\/p>\n

I want you to think BIGGER.<\/p>\n

What group in your community could use some love and encouragement?<\/h3>\n

A few years ago God allowed me to witness what happened when our women\u2019s ministry adopted the women at a local abuse shelter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doing so radically changed the direction of our women\u2019s ministry and our women\u2019s hearts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Radically.<\/p>\n

Forever.<\/p>\n

It all started with an innocent drive for food and toiletries for the shelter. One of the girls on our team reached out and asked the director if there were any other needs. The next thing I knew we were bringing in lunch and participating in an afternoon of pampering with the women.<\/p>\n

We made no-sew fleece blanket<\/a>s for them with plans to make more with them. We brainstormed ideas for game nights and craft nights.<\/p>\n

God surprised us all when the director at the shelter provided transportation so the women could come to trunk-or-treat with their kids and to our annual table event to hear our speaker.<\/p>\n

It was truly a God-thing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He blew open the doors.<\/p>\n

God moved the hearts of the women at our church.<\/h3>\n

They embraced these sweet, hurting souls in ways I never imagined they would.<\/p>\n

But God knew.<\/p>\n

\"God<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to participate in a quick in-and-out mission project like pillowcase dresses<\/a>, Operation Sandwich<\/a>, or blessing a hospital with Band-Aids<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And while those projects are worth-while and greatly needed, we also need to make sure we are involving our women in local mission work that builds relationships.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Where might God open a door for your women to love and encourage others?<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Is there a lower-income apartment complex near your church?<\/li>\n
  2. What about a struggling school in your community?<\/li>\n
  3. Perhaps there\u2019s a trailer park?<\/li>\n
  4. A neighborhood with mostly immigrants or refugees?<\/li>\n
  5. A women\u2019s shelter?<\/li>\n
  6. A children\u2019s home?<\/li>\n
  7. Does your community need a Teen MOPS group?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There are people who need what your women can offer.<\/p>\n

    It doesn\u2019t have to cost anything but time.<\/p>\n

    Become lunch buddies with children at the local elementary school. Tutor a middle school student. Offer homework help in an apartment complex.<\/p>\n

    Once you start building relationships you\u2019ll begin to see other needs and ways you might be able to help.<\/h4>\n

    Start simple. Do a food drive. A school supply drive. A clothing drive. An underwear drive.<\/p>\n

    Years ago (at a different church than the one mentioned above) we held a children\u2019s clothing swap. We had piles of donations but only one person show up to shop!<\/em> We couldn\u2019t believe it. But God knew those clothes would soon be going to an apartment complex where our church was hosting a Kid\u2019s Club once a week. I held back tears as those sweet little ones \u201cshopped\u201d not just for themselves but for their brothers and sisters.<\/p>\n

    Spend some time praying about who God wants your women to invest in.<\/h3>\n

    God may just throw the doors wide open without you even asking.<\/p>\n

    If you regularly reach a group outside of your church, would you share your story with the rest of us in the comments? Let\u2019s encourage one another to step outside of our churches and outside of our comfort zones.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    You may also want to read:<\/strong>
    \n    Your Mission Statement<\/a>
    \n    The Next Big Thing in Women’s Ministry<\/a><\/p>\n

    One year ago:<\/strong> Mentoring Resources and Programs<\/a>
    \nTwo years ago:<\/strong>     Publicity Secret: Bathrooms<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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