FollowBy Dan Amos
Pastor Ryan’s sermon on Sunday on “Learning to Live as Life in the Family of God” didn’t talk about the more mundane aspects of being part of a family. There’s day-to-day stuff to take care of that I’ll call “chores.” Our “home” as a church family is the plot of land at the corner of 94th Ave and 128th Street E. It’s not fancy, but it does catch our neighbors’ eyes, and it takes some care to keep looking sharp. It needs the care of the unskilled, like me, and some with a particular set of skills.
Many Hands—and a Riding Lawn Mower—Make Light Work
The biggest needs are mowing, weeding, and trimming. We have a riding lawn mower and a gas-powered trimmer, but weeding just needs a pair of gloves. Lori Cantu has set up a lawn-mowing sign-up sheet online. You can also email me at Dan@elimefc.org. I’ll get with you to get a key to the shed and walk through the operation of the mower and show you the sprinklers to avoid.
Weeding can be done any time. Our islands and flower beds need adoption. Please keep safety in mind when working with other people at the same time.
Skilled Needs
The rain has been plentiful this week, but as always, we hope for sunny weather to come. When this happens, we need our sprinklers to keep the grass green and the flowers blooming. We have sprinklers for much of the landscaping, but they need some maintenance before we can turn them on. I’d love to help someone that knows what they’re doing and learn from them how to do it in the future. Please let me know if you can help with the sprinklers.
We’ll get the lawn mower to the John Deere dealer for some preventative maintenance, but some of the other equipment could use it too. If you have experience with small engines, this would be another place to serve. There’s a donated pressure washer that I can’t start too.
Lastly, if you have ideas or want to discuss ideas, I’d love to talk to you.
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