If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 1 John 3:17
This ministry was begun out of another ministry, Playground for Jesus.
Our church staff at FBC Meridian decided to cancel Sunday night church in the summer of 2009 and challenged us to get out and "do God's work in our community." As we worked on the Playground for Jesus with plans to have basketball camps and other activities to minister to the children of our community, we found that there are many people in desperate need of basic things we all take for granted. So, 1 John 3:17 was born to meet the needs of people in our community. Each week an email is sent out with the "need of the week", and on Monday mornings, Trey Long goes on the radio on 1010 AM to make the rest of the community aware of the need. People call in to the station and make a pledge until the money is raised for that particular need to be covered.
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