We’re excited about two of our members’ work at the Salvation Army. They’ve been leading an anger management class at a women’s group home. They’ve recently been wondering about how they can help those women who are mothers with school supplies throughout the year and kids’ clothes for winter. ViaCordis is looking into gift certificates for the moms so they can take their kids shopping or buy items for them.
But even though the ViaCordis members haven’t shared those ideas with the women yet, they’ve been leading the anger management training as volunteers. Last week they brought crepes as a snack. The women were stunned. One of them said, “I can’t believe you’re doing this and are Christians.” The ViaCordis members responded in surprise: “How else would we be Christians? This is our understanding of what Jesus would do.” Truly, ministry is not a program. It’s just about being present in the world in ways that Jesus would.
