Since last fall, Stonebriar's new Community Impact fellowship group, Beyond These Walls, has been busy serving our local community through prayer and service.

During the holiday season, Beyond These Walls, alongside Stonebriar en Español, reached out to a nearby neighborhood with door-to-door invitations to our church. This team also shared Christ's love and message of salvation during a Christmas caroling event. By the end of the night, several individuals shared that they had placed their faith in Christ.

This winter we've had many opportunities to serve. In addition to assisting with church-sponsored food and clothing drives, this group visited local nursing homes, participated in a New Year's Eve outreach for the homeless, supported local missionaries, and took a trip to Galveston to repair a hurricane-damaged home.

Isaiah 58:10 reminds us ". . . and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday" (NIV).

Are you looking for a way to get involved at Stonebriar and reach out to the community around you? Discover how God can use you in His great plan by joining us this Sunday at 12:15 p.m. in Portable A as we discuss new ways to reach out to the surrounding community. We’d love to hear your ideas.

For more information about Beyond These Walls, contact KarenH@Stonebriar.org.