Out in Westgate there is a park. In the park most days you will find lots of kids, most of them without their parents, according to Sabrina. And Sabrina is pretty sure most of them don't know Jesus. She's had these kids on her mind a lot lately, so when the conversation in her Neighborhood Group turned to Halloween, Sabrina knew just what she wanted to propose. As the group talked, a plan began to form.
Out in a Westgate park this coming Halloween, three area neighborhood groups will come together to turn that park into a "mini-carnival" filled with games, candy and food. Sabrina and her neighbors will pass out fliers and pray for all of those kids to fill the park again. These groups are hoping to meet some of the parents of the kids who frequent the park - but they are not stopping there. Plans are also forming for a follow-up event. Something less formal that will bring the families back out to the park once again. It might be as simple as kickball or throwing the football around.
Sabrina and the Neighborhood groups in Westgate are making their park a focus . . . and as they do, they hope to make sure that Jesus is never again absent - that the kids who frequent their park, and their parents, will have ample opportunity see HIM in them. Sounds like a great start!
Has something about your neighborhood been tugging at you lately? How can you work with your group to meet the needs you see when you look more closely at your neighborhood? Way to speak up Sabrina - we will be praying for your park this Halloween!
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