World Changers

The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention started a program several years ago that plugs youth into missions ministry. The program is called World Changers. It's been around awhile but I've only been involved for the last five summers. And my involvement is as part of the support team for the church groups that come to Little Rock to work.

The work they do consists of light home remodeling like roofing and painting. Churches bring groups from all across the US to the different cities involved in the program. This year there are 210 World Changers in Little Rock. The group we are supporting consists of ten youth and adults from Dodge City, Kansas and Katy and College Station, Texas. They are painting the exterior of a house in an impoverished part of our city - free of charge to the home owners. The city of Little Rock and NAMB pick up the tab.

CRBC is responsible for feeding our 10 World Changers each day this week. We'll take them pizza, hot dogs, fried chicken, and PBJ sandwiches. We load them down with Gatorade and Powerade. And we express our appreciation to them for serving the Lord in our city. The Sunday Morning Bible Study classes each take a day (or two classes will team up) to provide and deliver the meals.

We are impacting eternity in at least three ways. First, we are helping the work crew make a difference in the home owner's life. The home owners are not necessarily Christians so the opportunity to share the gospel with them is high. And if they are Christians, well we can all use encouragement! What a great way to encourage someone - come alongside them and ministry to them in a tangible way.

Second, CRBC impacts eternity by serving the work crew. The youth and adults are Christians who see the need to put their abilities in the hands of God. God is using us to provide for them this week. Hopefully, they will see godly people gladly involved in ministry toward them.

Third, we feel the impact of being involved in eternally significant ministry. Every church has people who want to get involved but just don't know how. Some of our folks are paying for the meals. Some of us are delivering the meals. Some of us are praying for the entire World Changers project in Little Rock. Whenever someone applies himself to the task of serving others God will touch their own lives.

I'm glad to be involved with CRBC and World Changers. And we aren't the only church in Little Rock that's involved. Hundreds of volunteers are on the ground this week involved in ministry. To God be the glory!