“That must be the Vineyard!”

January 24th, 2008 by Marc

We’re always looking for new (and even quirky) ways to show our community God’s love in practical ways.

Sam’s Club sells a box of 28 packets of this microwave popcorn for about $6.40. So a couple weeks ago I bought 10 boxes! And this week, I got my outreach card order from OvernightPrints.com. So last night, I attached the cards to 140 packets (5 boxes).

Now a local party store has a box to give away, the library has a box to give away, and the local homeless shelter has a couple boxes.

At the shelter, I asked if the popcorn would be a blessing. They immediately said “Yes!” As I passed it to them, I explained that we believe lots of people have heard of God’s love but very few have actually seen it in practical ways.

Before I could even finish that brief explanation, a woman I’d never seen before blurted out, “You must be the Vineyard!”

Wow. I was about 6 inches off the ground when I walked out.

Everybody’s going to have a rep. I’m glad serving people in practical ways is ours!!

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4 responses about ““That must be the Vineyard!””

Renee said:
January 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
This is cool!
Rob said:
January 25th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Congrats on achieving ‘Street Cred’.
Marc said:
January 25th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Thanks Rob and Renee! I’m praying it’ll grow as the Kingdom advances!
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