Two neighborhood kids enjoy free soda, ice cream, and face painting at the Sanctuary Fun Zone as Cindy Black and Cheryl Robinson keep coolers stocked and carafes full.
Over 40 Sanctuary volunteers enjoyed the opportunity to meet their neighbors during this year's Greenwood Seafair Parade. The Sanctuary Fun Zone offered parents the opportunity to rest and enjoy some Green Bean coffee and find out about local non-profits like the Senior Center while their kids had their faces painted or burned off steam in the bouncy house. Ten local businesses contributed items for a raffle which raised $240 for Tiny Hands, working to abolish the child slave trade in and around Nepal. Down the street at the Green Bean Coffee House, volunteers distributed water in paper cups to greatful passers-by who had walked long distances to get to the parade. Over all, the Fun Zone was a great opportunity for Sanctuary and the Salvation Army, who funded the event, to care for our neighborhood and to showcase the ministry of the Green Bean.
-Morgan Knighton
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Every week as we meet together at an off-duty theatre, just north of where the sidewalks in Seattle end, I am usually inviting everyone who has gathered to ?stand and join us as we worship our God together.? It?s a nice sentiment. What I mean is this:
You who have been called by God to be his witnesses in Greenwood and to the ends of the earth: watch out! You are simply unable to stand in His presence, your knees are too weak, your hearts too frail, and your minds too distracted by the things of this world. But don?t lose heart. Just admit it. And hear this good news: While you were still far away and lost and blind, this holy God became like us, never losing his God-ness, ran after you, caught you and embraced you? even though you tried to wriggle free of His grasp? ?cause that?s so like you. And somehow, through Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, your weaknesses get turned into strengths, and your death becomes life. So brace yourselves. Grab a nearby hand for support. You may, if you?re not careful, be changed by the Spirit before you have a chance to run for the doors.
So watch out!
~Mark Mohrlang
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