Bee a Joy Spreader
Lara’s story of hearing God call to her purpose.
(Nursing Home Ministry)
Those of you who have been following me in Knoxville, know I’ve had a pretty AMAZING life. After leaving everything and everyone I knew in Chicago to start over, I just kept asking – “Why Knoxville God? You didn’t just bring me down here for hiking and fun did you?”
Each morning as I stood at the window, watch the sunrise and pray, I would stand there sobbing because I felt useless, I had no purpose and I didn’t know why I was here. I can really see why they say many people die shortly after retirement because they don’t have a purpose for getting up in the morning. I hated feeling this way, so I’ve completed The Purpose Driven Life book TWICE (I guess I’m a slow learner!)
On January 8th during a dream, the Holy Spirit whispered to me “JOY SPREADERS”. I woke up perplexed and confused. What is a JOY SPREADER? So I planned my solo trip to the mountains of North Carolina and with a lot research and help from God, My purpose was finally revealed. My purpose is to head up a Nursing Home Ministry along with my friend Virginia Harris, and the name of it will be JOY Spreaders for Jesus. Our mission is to bring JOY to seniors in area nursing homes, assisted living facilities and their own homes. We will bring JOY from the “Outside to the inside” of their facilities.
Our vision is recruit people (& PETS) of all ages to create cards, write letters, make phone calls, organize and sponsor events in their rooms, have outdoor parades, paint their windows and chalk their sidewalks, sing/dance and play music outside and recruit these same seniors to BEE come JOY Spreaders for other Seniors.
The list of God given gifts is endless, we just need to recruit JOY Spreaders and I’m not just talking about Knoxville. This same idea can be implemented in your church no matter where you live. Our first Joy project..250 hand made Valentines for 4 area senior facilities!
1 Peter 4:10 “God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other”.
1 Corinthians 12:6 “God works through different people in different ways, but it is the same God who achieves his purpose through them all”
So click on the QR code on my next FB post..Bee a Joy Spreader for Jesus.
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