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May 10 2017

BostonServe Highlights: 2017

Thanks to everyone who came out to #BostonServe on Saturday, May 6, 2017!

We had over 200 people come out to serve the city through eleven different projects last Saturday, representing 25 different churches. Truly, the love of Jesus is being made visible to our city in new ways!

Here are some highlights:
  • 130 care bags for refugee foster children packed
  • Dozens of lunches passed out to our friends on the street in the Back Bay
  • 10 gardening beds prepared and planted
  • 3 streets cleaned
  • 89 teacher appreciation bags created
  • Dozens of books moved
  • Ministry with local children and the elderly
  • Many lives touched with the love of Jesus
Here’s a Facebook album of some photos from the various BostonServe projects, or check out a few of our favorite pictures below!
Congrats to Maria Giurcan from St. Athanasius Greek Orthodox Church, Lena Denis from St. Cecilia Parish, and Sung Yun Lee from City on A Hill Church, for winning our #BostonServe photo contest!
I’m convinced that acts of service and mercy help to open people’s hearts to the gospel. Thanks for joining in – To God be the glory!
BostonServe Breakfast Site in the South End
Preparing lunches for our friends on the street in Copley Square.

Youth & young adults who joined in the children’s park ministry from Pabellon de la Fe

 

Ministry for children in the park in Jamaica Plain
Care bag packing party for refugee youth in Cambridge
Care bag packing party for refugee youth in Cambridge

 

Lots of wonderful items to pack in the care bags!

 

Over 150 completed care bags!
Gardening project in Brookline & Dorchester

Gardening project in Brookline & Dorchester
Visiting elderly friends in Cambridge
Cleaning apartments and preparing for a fundraiser for families of children who have cancer with Christopher’s Haven
Symphony Church served with a city of Boston Love Your Block project in Allston
A great team of volunteers from Aletheia Church who served with Route One Ministry
Teacher/staff appreciation bags for the Trotter School in Dorchester

 

 

 

Testimonies:

Sung Yun (left) and Gina Gregorian (right) participating in the Thriving Together community garden project with BostonServe

“I helped to coordinate BostonServe in Jamaica Plain, and a group of people and I served at a community garden. I really enjoyed meeting Christians in my neighborhood, because I work in Brookline and pass by the church every day, so it was nice to be able to connect a pastor with the local church. It’s also interesting to see a female pastor. The body of Christ is wonderfully diverse and what a special treat to be able to rub elbows with people from all walks of life.

Between the breakfast and the volunteer site, we had people from many different class backgrounds and races, representing every group: Native American, African American, Latinos, Asians and Caucasians.  What a beautiful way to build relationships across racial lines in a positive and healthy way, not reacting to violence or hatred, but pro-actively building unity through peaceful and joyful celebration of life and gardening the earth!”
-Sung Yun Lee, City on A Hill Church

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