Volunteering

For several seasons I have volunteered as a Soccer coach for my daughter's team. It has been a lot of fun for the most part, and I enjoy working with the kids and parents. This season I'm taking on a new role as vice president of our division. This has meant a lot more work in setting up rosters, finding coaches, coaching coaches, and all the administrative stuff that goes on in my level of the league.

But volunteering has given me a great privilege. Saturday morning at the meeting I was asked if I would do a "sermon" at the opening ceremony. I know he meant prayer, but still in a world that is increasingly secular I'm going to get to invoke God's blessing on our season and the families of children involved in our league. I am humbled and can't wait.

It is a bit of a testimony of something Pastor Ariel preached at the beginning of the year. She called it "serve to save". The bottom line is that we should serve others with the love of Christ so that doors of faith might open up. I have intentionally found some people that I'm serving, and I'm thankful that my faith is being recognized. I pray that in the same way the Samaritan helped a person in need, that I'll be doing the same.

--Ben