by Steve Paine, Volunteer @ MBC Loudoun

On February 19th, MBC Loudoun’s IMPACT Single’s Ministry had the opportunity to serve the residents of the Madison House (a low-income assisted living community in Leesburg) a ‘Valentine’s Week’ meal. Our members (and friends) made crock pots full of spaghetti, loaves of garlic bread, fresh garden salad, and a slew of desserts (really – we had to force the residents to take the leftovers). Little did we know that the hit of the night would be jello – I think we ran out after 10 minutes! The residents really seemed to enjoy our company; many of them had been cooped up for several weeks due to a virus that caused the Madison House to be quarantined for a period of time. Thankfully everyone was feeling better and ready to eat a great meal and socialize. Some of us even learned what was happening on ABC’s The Bachelor – who knew they watched that show!
IMPACT’s hope in the coming months is to take this ministry a step further and really form strong one-on-one relationships with the residents in hopes that they will share some prayer requests and that God will open doors for us to share the gospel. Please pray that with God’s help, we will be able to make a difference in their lives not only now but eternally.
This weekend IMPACT was able to help out a woman in need of assistance in Hamilton. Ruth lives in a trailer that is in need of significant repair. We spent the day removing her belonging from the house, organizing them into plastic bins and boxes, and placing them in a temporary shed until they can be moved permanently into her home. Little did we know that this effort required us to move a newly-purchased 10×14 shed by hand off a delivery truck, squeeze it (and ourselves) between her house and the neighbor’s holly tree, and into the back yard! I can confidently say we were all very nervous that we would be crushed against the house or lose fingers, but thankfully God protected us without any injury. Pray that the repair work on Ruth’s house will go smoothly and that she will be able to move back in soon.
Please keep MBC Loudoun’s IMPACT ministry in your prayers as we look for new opportunities to serve the community and to share the gospel with those who desperately need to hear it.