Being a brother's keeper

 

A small group of church members gave up their Sunday afternoon today to make a plan to help a family in need. Most of them are working, fully committed to their own families and serving in many ways at church. Yet, they chose to step outside their own busy lives to see how they can help others in need. I'm so humbled by this amazing group, stepping into the Safe Families programme. They offered resources and strategies to help others who could probably never pay them back. 

When I looked into bringing Safe Families for Children to the Philippines, I thought we would face a big task to get people motivated to help others.

I was wrong. 

What I have found is that many are already helping their neighbours, friends and strangers with the resources they have to hand. When they heard about Safe Families, they were grateful that there was a model for a support structure for something that they'd already been doing. This recognised their efforts and looked to draw the wider church into the work they were already doing. The work we're doing right now is to build team dynamics where the members helping support each other as they reach out to families in need. What a joy it was to hear them sharing ideas and get excited about giving this family a new lease on life.