MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK - Blaze Helps with Reach Move to New Location

July 28, 2009. REACH (Reading Enriches All Children) is a energetic and generous group of people who work dilligently to ensure that books and literacy reach the many homeless children throughout our region. Over the last 11 years their team-based read aloud groups have grown to cover 12 shelters in Hampton Roads. REACH recently initiated a move to a new headquarters in another part of Ghent, but was faced with having to move a large number of boxes containing files and supplies from one location to another. So when Blaze heard that REACH might need a hand moving to their new location several of our youth (on really short notice) volunteered to pitch in and help with the move. The effort our young people put into helping was truly outstanding and requires me to observe once again that they never let me down. It did not go unnoticed by the folks at REACH that there was a perfect harmony associated with young people volunteering to help other young people. Afterwards, we went to Cogans for some really great pizza. BTW, Cogan's slogan is "For Spaceman Strenght and Endurance." I'm not really sure what that means, but next time maybe we'll eat the pizza before we do the heavy lifting. God is good all the time. Thanks guys.

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Exodus 18:18-23: "You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to him. Teach them the decrees and laws, and show them the way to live and the duties they are to perform. But select capable men from all the people--men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain--and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you. If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied."