Taking food to neighbors is a pleasant way to invite them to church. It can be hard to find the time to make something fancy, so today instead of a sweet, we made a double batch of No Fail French bread, substituting one cup of flour with rolled oats and we added a little gluten. This recipe will make 11 small boules that uncooked, weigh 8 oz. (ok, they are basically big rolls). Rather than bake them immediately, they were allowed to rise for 20 mins or so.
It's a small gesture, but attaching a verse and an invitation to church made it easy to go visiting. I hope this will give you an idea to use on your mission field. As Christians, we can forget that we alone are the light of the world. Think about that; we know there is wretched darkness, and we know people need the light. But how often we forget that the light of God lives in us because of His Holy Spirit in us, so we are the light in this world. It is also easy to forget how messed up the lives of those without Christ are. People take medication to sleep, then to awaken, they are depressed, they have no purpose, financial struggles aren't uncommon, they live with major fears....there are so many people who feel love is conditional.
The harvest is up to the Lord, we just need to speak the truth and approach folks like we have the cure for their disease, because we do.
This is a double-sided tag, I forgot one ingredient--they are brushed in egg white. We punched a hole in the invitations our church made up and put both on the bags with the bread, using the tie to connect them.
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