There is an opportunity for a short term International or North
American missions right here in North Myrtle Beach. It's for visitors
or locals, churched or unchurched - it's interaction with
lifeguards. YOU can be a
missionary, on our beach, by walking up to a lifeguard with a
cold drink of water and a snack. Tell the person that YOU are
a Christian and are bringing them a cold drink and snack because
Jesus said, "...when you do it in my name....it's the same
as if you did it for ME..." If you're not brave enough to
say words about Jesus, just take a drink and snack! (They love
your extra motel goodies, too.) Take the time to THANK them for
looking after you and your loved ones. Tell them The Church Lady
said to!
WHY DO THIS? 15 states and 7 countries
were represented. We may never know what fruit these suppers will
bear. The internationals never did understand why we would feed
them for free each Tuesday night, or why we would GIVE them a New
Testament, nor will they understand if you take them a snack. Many
internationals work two jobs but arrange to be present on Tuesday
nights for food, devotional, prayers, and fellowship. Think what
picture and feeling the internationals take home with them. How
different would our world be today IF someone had cared and shared
the gospel with Idi Amin, Saddam Hussein and Muamar Kadaffi when
they were students in the USA? USA parents write and phone to say
thanks for feeding and caring about their kids - most of these kids
phone home on Tuesday nights telling Mom and Dad they've had a home-cooked
meal and been to church! We even had a grandmother come to supper
with her lifeguard grandson. Read the Sun
News Article.
2004 found us praying for two lifeguards in Iraq.
(A good many of our guards are repeats year after year.) In the
middle of the summer, they met each other in a chow line and shared
memories, news from NMB and knew people were praying for them each
Tuesday night at the Lifeguard suppers. One Mom and Dad, on vacation
from New Jersey, came to a supper and left money to buy ice cream
for the rest of the summer because that's one thing their son had
always wanted us to have. On the next to last supper, the other
one came to supper on his way home to North Carolina and we all
rejoiced!!!
