4-23-14

Greetings friends and fellow UBFM’rs

I hope you are all enjoying this magnificent hump day. My favorite day of the week has arrived and I am excited to see some of you tonight for our weekly gathering. The sky looks clear and forecast shows no sign of rain. That is unless they have changed it in the last 12 hours, which would not surprise me a bit.

I suspect this week will be much like the last. We prepared over 250 burritos and had a lot of additional snacks and supplies. Nothing came back. We distributed all of burritos and, in many cases, ran out. I intend on making more food this week and having more bottled water on hand. As the weather warms up bottled water becomes a greater request. I want to thank all of those who made last week’s mission possible. Many thanks go to the 20 pedaling discyplists who ventured around midtown and downtown Memphis, distributing food and supplies to our brothers and sisters on the streets. Also, many thanks go to the gracious folks who invested time in making and preparing food and supplies for us to allocate. Much thanks to people who donated and consistently donate funds to keep this organization operational. And, great thanks go to the people who continually pray for our mission and us.

I mentioned to the group last week that is such a blessing to witness the compassion they show toward people on weekly basis. I can definitely say that I have learned a lot about ministry through this group. Out of the 4 years in seminary I did not learn what I have gained from watching this group serve people on Wednesday nights. I think this weekly mission allows all of the participants to experience a spiritual revelation. For me, I see God at work in the world. I get to experience God through a group of people that I can call my friends. This is a huge blessing in my life. Thank you all.

Tonight, we will meet at our regular scheduled time: 7:30 PM at First United Methodist Church 204 N Second St, Memphis, TN 38105. If you would like to show up early to help prepare burritos I’m sure our burrito cook, Brent, would love the help. If you are unable to ride and but would like to help out. You are more than welcome to help with food and supply prep. Simply show up around 6:30 PM. We will be in the kitchen.

If you are planning on coming out tonight, I look forward to seeing you and serving with you. If you are unable, there are still many ways you can be part of the ministry. Tell people about us; talk about us to your friends and neighbors. If people know who we are and what we are doing it is more likely they will look out for us as we ride our bikes around. Share our website! I am about to make some changes to the webpage but there are some pics, blogs, and additional information about us. www.ubfm.org. Pray for us! Pray for our safety but pray that we find the people who are need of help. Pray that we grow in spirit and God reveals something that will allow us to reach out further to those in need. Thank you for all that you do and God bless!

Peace