The Joy of Friday Mornings

A key component of our weekly office routine is the production of the weekly bulletin. One of the more labor intensive aspects of the process is collating and stuffing which occurs on Friday mornings. Over the years several different individuals have volunteered to assist us with this part of the production. Most recently there's been a group of 5-6 people who come to the office each Friday morning and spend about two hours helping us with this task.

What brings a smile to my face is that, to my knowledge, each of those 5-6 people didn't really even know each other when they started working together - we recruited them individually. Now that they've been volunteering together on a weekly basis for over a year, they've formed friendships and quite frankly have made the stuffing/collating process a real hoot. They're often carrying on, laughing and enjoying each others company while they help us out. It's been neat to observe them serving the Lord together and enjoying it immensely.

The other thing that impresses me about this group is their level of commitment. Just this morning, one of them arrived extra early because they have to leave early so they wanted to make sure they didn't skimp on their commitment. I appreciate that kind of sacrifice and commitment, particularly to an aspect of our ministry that's not glamorous and completely unseen.

So to Mae, Sam, Jean, Vera and Carl, thanks for your faithful and dedicated service to the Lord and and for bringing joy to Friday mornings.