The past 3+ weeks have seen an incredible expression of love for Welcome House Raleigh! We have stood in thankfulness-and in awe-of the faithfulness of God for this ministry! From digging in the dirt, to window cleaning and servicing the lawnmower, to house repairs, house and furniture painting, to gathering donations and watching ministers get "pied" at a church donation competition (and so much more!), we have felt loved and supported!
Recently, a group leader to Welcome House Raleigh challenged his intergenerational volunteer group with words from the Gospel of Mark and the music of “Seasons of Love”. From the 1980s Broadway musical Rent, volunteers were challenged to spend many of their five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes sharing God's love. As the "amen" was heard, hands and feet moved as young and older folks alike scattered to spend their 180 minutes in meaningful, important and necessary work. From digging in the dirt, to cleaning the carport and gutters, to preparing the children's play areas, I watched with amazement, deep joy and a heart full of thankfulness for this wonderful group of volunteers, their faith community and their ministry leader for the day.
“Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes.
How do you measure, Measure a year?
In daylights? In sunsets?
In midnights? In cups of coffee?
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife?
In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes.
How do you measure a year in a life?
The words of this song have continued to ‘play on rewind’ in my spirit since it was shared; a reminder that each of us have a finite number of minutes in a year. As you consider how you will spend the remainder of your ‘minutes in the year', be assured you are always welcome at Welcome House Raleigh!
I look forward to seeing you soon! Carolyn
