Easter Egg Hunt 2011!

The Saturday morning before Easter, volunteers from 10 different churches arrived at Simms Park to bless our city with the 3^rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Bellflower Churches and Kingdom Causes. This event was once hosted by the City of Bellflower to promote community fellowship and celebrate Easter, but was canceled because of Budget cuts. The people in our local churches were quick to fill this gap and to continue this wonderful Easter celebration.

The Easter Egg Hunt was an event filled with Games, Crafts, Shows, Prizes, Candy, and Fellowship. This year over 150 volunteers from 10 Bellflower churches planned the event and filled 10,000 Easter eggs! My favorite part of this event was seeing so many of our churches working together to serve and bless our city in such a profound way. Close to 1,500 people were blessed by this event, and had the opportunity to meet their neighbors, learn more about the resurrection of our Lord, and celebrate the joys of Easter together as a City. It is my prayer and hope that our churches continue to mobilize their members to use their gifts and talents to bless the City of Bellflower.

Inspired by Homeboys

Facial tattoos, shaved heads, and enormous muscles can make a person pretty intimating. Last Friday I walked through the doors of Homeboy Industries to find 150 men who fit this description. The participants of Homeboy Industries are men and women who are seeking an exit from the gang lifestyle and need help. They can receive counseling, tattoo removals, and a job in one of multiple businesses- silk screen printing, a bakery, and a restaurant called Homegirl Cafe. They are working with LA's most intimidating population and showing them a better life.
I was inspired by Homeboy Industries to keep seeking new ways to employ our hard-to-hire neighbors. There is no better way to bless our neighbors who struggle financially then to provide a job. Good Soil Industries and Homeboy Industries share a conviction that the dignity found in work is better than any handout we could give. And as I walked around the campus of Homeboy Industries I was inspired to dream of what God could do through Good Soil Industries.
Supporting causes like Good Soil or Homeboy are easy. If you have maintenance work you need completed, call Good Soil. If you are looking for the best chips you'll ever have, go to Ralph's grocery store and buy Homeboy chips, and watch how your money does more.