Letter Guild

I listened to a interview of John Ashcroft a few weeks back, and he shared that when he went to college his father offered a deal. He would write a letter to John each time John wrote one to him. John said that they weren't just letters of what was going on at home, but they were well thought out impartations of his father's beliefs and outlook of the world. Indeed, in my own life there have been letters that have meant a great deal to me, and I have tried to regularly send handwritten letters to people that I think are important, to communicate just a little more deeply than we're used to via email or even just saying thanks.

Tom started attending SRC several weeks ago, and in the middle of April gave his life to Christ. He has been forthright in sharing that he made some mistakes over the previous year, and because of it he'll be serving time in Jennifer Rd. Detention Center for the next thirty days. The idea came to me that we might be able to minister to him through letters. Letters in and out of prison have historically played a great role in Christian history. So I'm initiating the Letter Guild, a collective of believers that will write a letter to Tom over the next thirty days. Not just pointless notes, but explaination of your faith, the things of Christ that you're most thankful for, words of prayer that you would share with this young Christ-follower. If you would like to join this effort, please click here and sign-up. The list will be confidential, no names will appear publicly. When you've signed up, I'll contact you with instructions for participating.

Remember the words of Christ, "For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you didn't look after me...I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me." Matthew 25: 42-45

--Ben