Family of God in action
I have experienced the Acts 2 church so often since my first day at Gracepoint, I could say so much. Last year, a couple just gave us an older car after getting a new one because they saw how much trouble my family of four was having getting around in one car with our crazy schedules. Most recently, last month the church helped us with our move to Alameda. My husband and I were very anxious about how we would manage packing and moving a four bedroom house right in the middle of the semester, as we were both grad students. But then, one of the sisters in my group took over, making calls, sending emails, arranging rides (and even lunch), and on Saturday morning 15(!) brothers and sisters showed up at my place ready to help. What we thought would take all day, took three hours from start to finish!
Watching how the group of us came together, each one of us using our particular strength (no pun intended) and doing our part to make one big difficult task possible, really illustrated the Body of Christ. One sister organized the details of the day and watched the kids, the brothers put their biceps to work moving the large furniture, the sisters moved the smaller furniture, boxes, and made sure nothing got left behind or broken, and Richard, having played too many video games like Tetris, came in handy, as he impeccably arranged all of our furniture to fit into the moving truck, utilizing every last square inch. Three brothers even stayed behind to help us at the new apartment by arranging furniture and setting up the beds so that we had a place to sleep. And Andy's proficient handy man skills came into play, as he scoured the new apartment, making small repairs and hooking up appliances.
I was overwhelmed that all these people took their Saturday, with all the other things that they had going on (including a Cal game to watch), to come help me move all of my junk. I am so thankful that God has given me a family on which I can depend and ask for help, and I am confident that they truly care.