Cakes ‘n Treats…

We already have a free lunch ministry that we run at Church by the Bridge. This happens once a month at church. To continue to build this ministry we decided to do a mid-week afternoon tea at a local housing commission unit block to reach some people who may not normally make the effort to walk up to the church.

This is a low fuss way to get to know some locals and have a presence in the community. Those who came along to the afternoon tea really valued the company and time we spent chatting with them. The more you spend time with them the more you find out their needs, wants, desires and hopes. Slowly we are building some friendships that I pray God will use to speak his gospel into their lives.

We took with us some cakes and treats from the local bakery, milk, coffee (yes, in my faviourite new appliance – the airpot), soft drink bottles and few people from church and most of the staff team.

We asked people from church who have afternoons free to come along to help out and enjoy conversations with the locals. We also asked some of the residents we know there to make an effort to come along and bring their friends.