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an urgent call to be jesus to our city
There are times when saying lives are at stake is not hyperbole. This is certainly one of those. There are people in imminent danger of freezing to death on the streets of Little Rock in the next few days and our community has the opportunity to do something about it. The City of Little Rock is opening an emergency shelter at 2500 East 6th Street in the Nathaniel Hill Community Complex. However, they are relying on the community to staff the shelter with volunteers and provide meals, bedding and other essentials for the people staying there.
Eikon is providing soup for the 80 or so hungry mouths tomorrow (Thursday) evening, but we really need some help. The most immediate need we have is about 10 pots of soup; so far we have commitments for 4. It doesn’t need to be anything fancy, but it should be hearty. Please call Christen at 501.551.8117 to let her know if you’re willing to throw a pot together.
Dinner will be served at 5:30 pm tomorrow, so the soup will need to be there at 5:15. We need at least 6 people willing to serve it. If you want to cook but cannot deliver it at that time, you are welcome to take it to take it to Ryan & Christen’s house tomorrow (here’s a map). Call Christen to make arrangements. Additionally, you can call me (John) at 501.319.5363 to make arrangements for me to pick it up from you wherever you’re at.
The shelter is also in dire need of volunteers to get them through the weekend. If you can give some time this weekend, please call Libby DeLay at 501.773.9093 to let her know when you can be there. We also need towels, pillows and bedding. Contact us at any of the numbers above if you wish to provide those items.
This is a tangible opportunity to show the love and compassion that are central to the teachings of Jesus and central to the heart of what Eikon is all about. Ultimately, there can be no real of understanding of Jesus without believing that serving these folks is not just our obligation, but our sincere privilege.
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still looking for volunteers any time from 8am on Sunday to 12pm on Monday- let me know if you can help the 104 guests we have staying at the shelter!