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they have given to Voice of the Martyrs,
Kibuye Hope Hospital, the Free Methodist
Church’s Haiti Goat Project, and The Birth
Connection (another member of the
Association of Human Service Ministries
of the Free Methodist Church – USA).
They have supported local organizations
including Public Action to Deliver
Shelter, Family Health Partnership Clinic,
Woodstock Area Community Ministry,
and Helping Hands as well as supporting
Hearthstone Early Learning Center and
two projects for Hearthstone Manor and
Village.
The impact of God’s people who
faithfully give is astounding. God only
knows how far their gifts have gone. God
only knows the individuals who have been
blessed and inspired by the committed,
regular giving of those who gather for
a Sunday night service at Hearthstone
Village. Examples like this convict me.
Will I give generously, even into the later
years of my life? Will I continue to give,
even if it’s an unglamorous amount?
(Chaplain Waller notes that most Sunday
night service contributions are between $1
and $20.) How long will I be a committed
giver to the work of God’s kingdom? I am
inspired by the commitment I learn from
the older generations.
As stated earlier, there is no silver
bullet that will simply allow the church
to permanently bridge the generations,
yet we have many different avenues and
opportunities to learn from one another.
I am humbled at the legacy of godly men
and women who have been a part of the
Heritage Ministries community in some
form or another. I am aware of the rich
significance that occurs when we live in
a community with one another, and I
am humbled at the impact of the faithful
commitment that is demonstrated
throughout a lifetime. I prayerfully hope
that I, and others of my generation, may
live a life worthy of the things I have
learned and received in serving the older
generations at Heritage Ministries.+