Boise Vineyard's Garden of Feedin'
CBN.com In the summer of 2008, Oasis Worship Centre in Nashville took the good news of Jesus to the streets.
Oasis sponsors an outreach called PEAK which stands for Putting Everything Aside for the King. In the midst of 100-degree temperatures, church members deliver school supplies and groceries to the needy. Volunteers also hold Bible studies and share the gospel through music, drama, and dance.
Pastor Danny Chambers is passionate about reaching young people in this south Nashville neighborhood.
“We are one generation away right now in America from losing America, if we don’t train our kids,” Pastor Chambers said.
Volunteers also take an annual missions trip to Mexico. Allen and Denisa Kingrea say the trips are often life-changing.
“When you have a child that’s 10 or 11-years-old and they see Jesus heal someone—we’ve seen blind men healed; we’ve seen children that were lame get up and walk. We’ve seen tumors just dissipate and go away. When they see God use them in that manor, when they’re only 10 or 11, it changes their future. It changes the way they look at things,” Denisa said.
“Really, what it takes for a kid to be in PEAK is a servant’s heart. That’s what we really look for is the heart. It doesn’t necessarily involve talent, it’s the heart,” Allen said.
The PEAK outreach, however, is not your typical punch and cookies Sunday school program.
“It does require a huge commitment. But it teaches them responsibility. It teaches them how to be disciplined. And they grow not just in their relationship with Jesus, but even in discipline at home, discipline at school,” Denisa said.
The PEAK program is one way Oasis is making a difference in the lives of young people in Nashville.
“Real ministry happens out here in a place like this. We’re standing on a piece of land that the Bloods and the Crips were fighting over last night, right here on this dirt last night, where ministry is going on today,” Pastor Chambers said.
For involving young people and reaching out to the needy in your area, The 700 Club salutes Oasis Worship Centre of South Nashville, Tennessee – America’s Church of the Week!
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- CBN.com In the summer of 2008, Oasis Worship Centre in Nashville took the good news of Jesus to the streets. Oasis sponsors an outreach called PEAK which stands for Putting Everything Aside for the King.
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It’s Saturday morning at the Boise Vineyard Church in Idaho. Volunteers are working hard in the organic garden to harvest hundreds of pounds of produce – but not just for themselves. “I always believed works showed your faith,” said Pastor Tri Robinson. For 20 years, Pastor Robinson has encouraged his church to reach out to people in need. “We happen to have some people with real green thumbs and we saw the need to grow fresh produce for our benevolence ministry,” Tri said. “And here it’s actually like a farmer’s market where they can come in and have fresh produce, which is very unique and it makes them feel special.” Boise Vineyard Church has helped thousands of people in other ways too. They run a free medical clinic and a food pantry. Their “Garden of Feedin” produced more than 20,000 pounds of vegetables in 2007. That fed nearly 1300 families. Church member Bill Meeker supervises the garden and its 115 volunteers. “I use to fly fish, I use to play golf, use to think I was doing everything right, but I found out to really get that hole-in-one you need to be out here giving away these vegetables and helping the Lord,” Bill said. “And if we can see someone who’s really benefiting from it, that makes it better than a hole-in-one.” For your tremendous provision for those in need, The 700 Club salutes Boise Vineyard Church – America’s Church of the Week!Download
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