An Easter Surprise

Friday, April 6, 2012

Sometimes you have to take hold of unexpected opportunities.

For the past few years, we’ve been looking for meaningful ways for Calvary East to serve the Comstock community.

  • We’ve helped out at Comstock Daze, a community fundraiser for the Great Lakes Burn Camp.
  • We’ve hosted a monthly release time Bible class for children from Comstock North Elementary.
  • We’ve filled backpacks with supplies for Comstock Kindergarteners.
  • We’ve collected cleaning supplies for Comstock seniors in need.
  • We’ve provided Christmas gifts for a few local families who were financially struggling.
  • A few of our members have started helping tutor Comstock kids in reading.

This Wednesday I heard of another opportunity: playground supplies. With tight school budgets, Comstock North Elementary, just around the corner from our building, is in need of some basic playground supplies: kickballs, basketballs, soccer balls, waffle balls and bats, jump ropes, double dutch jump ropes, and sidewalk chalk.

My first thought was that this was a simple, tangible way for all of us at Calvary East to show our interest in serving our community. But then it struck me. Wouldn’t it be great if we could provide these playground supplies as an Easter present?

Let’s see what we can do this weekend to provide an Easter surprise for Comstock North on Monday morning.

 – Bryan Craddock

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