The flood

Wired for service took on a whole new perspective this week.

This weekend I watched as waters all around our community began to rise. I saw people trapped in cars, houses completely submerged and a portable classroom floating down the interstate. Many roads and bridges have been destroyed. Many business will be unable to reopen. Many lives have been changed forever.

The devastation in our community is great...but our God is greater.

As the waters in our community rose higher and higher, so did the spirit of service in our community. I watched (and helped) as countless people cut up and removed fallen trees from yards, carried soaked carpet and furniture from houses and set up shelters for those who lost everything. As we got reports of different areas being affected by the flood waters, teams were sent out to help those areas. It started with a few saying, "I'll serve". Now there are many. The spirit of serving is shining in every corner of our community. People are serving other people.

Why?

Because we are ALL wired for service. We are ALL wired to see the needs of those around us and help meet those needs. We are All wired to help those who can't help themselves. We are ALL wired to love one another. And that love is manifesting itself this week in Hendersonville, TN.

That's why we serve.