Building a New Community in Yakima
Taking Care of the Fatherless & Putting the Lonely into Families
LIGHT OF THE WORLD
God has placed our church right in the middle of one of the poorest neighborhoods and in the center of gangland, Yakima, where we see the impact of poverty, crime, gangs, violence, and hopelessness.
God has called our church to be a light in our community. Jesus said that we are the light of the world and that we should let our light so shine before men that they may see our good works and glorify our Father in Heaven (Matthew 5:14)
THE CHURCH IS RESPONSIBLE TO DO SOMETHING
So, what’s the answer? The Church!
God’s people have always been charged with looking after the widows and orphans. The Bible says that God “puts the lonely in families.” (Ps. 68.6) It also says that His family is the church. So, if we put those two together, we can understand that God wants to put the lonely, the broken, the disenchanted, the fatherless into the church. Therefore, we as the church need to respond to this crisis in our society today by learning to love the families and kids in our communities and by bringing to them the hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
God has placed our church right in the middle of one of the poorest neighborhoods and in the center of gangland, Yakima, where we see the impact of poverty, crime, gangs, violence, and hopelessness.
God has called our church to be a light in our community. Jesus said that we are the light of the world and that we should let our light so shine before men that they may see our good works and glorify our Father in Heaven (Matthew 5:14)
THE CHURCH IS RESPONSIBLE TO DO SOMETHING
So, what’s the answer? The Church!
God’s people have always been charged with looking after the widows and orphans. The Bible says that God “puts the lonely in families.” (Ps. 68.6) It also says that His family is the church. So, if we put those two together, we can understand that God wants to put the lonely, the broken, the disenchanted, the fatherless into the church. Therefore, we as the church need to respond to this crisis in our society today by learning to love the families and kids in our communities and by bringing to them the hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
BUILDING A NEW COMMUNITY
God calls His church to be a community - not just people going to church on Sunday morning but by actually BEING a community - a community of believers who love each other and demonstrate the light and love of the gospel of Christ to the people around them. We want to do this in our buildings and our campus as well as our outreach ministries.
THE PROJECT – THE VISION
The other 2 homes will be used for mentoring and training young people who will come into the community to learn, and be trained. They will be mentored through real-life experiences, as well as being taught the scripture and the principles of the Bible.
Each of these 2 homes will house six students who will be involved in the mentorship program. These students would be interns working part-time in the church ministries as well as working part-time in the community to learn how to serve in the community and work as a team member with other members.
God has called us to create a housing complex that can be a Community Center for our immediate neighborhood. We have a vision of 4 different homes:
One of the homes will be dedicated as a ministry house where leaders from our church living in the home will use it as a base of ministry to reach out to the youth in our com-munity. Think of it as a safe house where children in our community can come and just hang out - where they can talk, play games, etc., or just be in a safe environment.
The 2nd house will be for a leader - outside of the current leadership of the church – who will come and help lead this ministry.
One of the homes will be dedicated as a ministry house where leaders from our church living in the home will use it as a base of ministry to reach out to the youth in our com-munity. Think of it as a safe house where children in our community can come and just hang out - where they can talk, play games, etc., or just be in a safe environment.
The 2nd house will be for a leader - outside of the current leadership of the church – who will come and help lead this ministry.
YOU CAN HELP!
We are excited about this great vision and assignment that God's given us.
If you would like to join us in this, we would love to partner with you. First of all, we would ask you to pray for God’s provision and direction. We need to raise $800,000 to support this project. We will have various fundraisers that you can participate in; or if you'd like to contribute directly, please go to our website, www.fbcyakima.org and click the donate button.
Thanks so much for taking the time to consider this. We look forward to hearing from you.
May God bless you.
For more information please scan the QR code or call 509-248-4434
If you would like to join us in this, we would love to partner with you. First of all, we would ask you to pray for God’s provision and direction. We need to raise $800,000 to support this project. We will have various fundraisers that you can participate in; or if you'd like to contribute directly, please go to our website, www.fbcyakima.org and click the donate button.
Thanks so much for taking the time to consider this. We look forward to hearing from you.
May God bless you.
For more information please scan the QR code or call 509-248-4434
