There was a heart-warming Christmas story in Disrn this week describing the effort of a Kentucky third-grade student to bless others.
Braxton Gillespie created a hand-written plea to help needy kids enjoy a Merry Christmas. He distributed the flyer throughout his community of Ludlow, Ky., telling neighbors he wanted to “fill his mom’s van with toys.”
He got his wish as people dropped off 165 toys to distribute to other children.
I am a member of an organization called Plethos, which trains disciplemakers around the globe. One of the tenants of their training is that “we are families on a mission.”
The group advocates that mission is to live out the Great Commandment which Jesus conveyed in Matthew 28:20 to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
That’s commendable, but what if we all followed young Braxton’s example by identifying a need in our own local communities, then uniting all family members to work together with others to meet that need?
Actions often speak louder than words. So by teaching children to become the hands, feet and heart of Jesus, and allowing the kids to take an active part in serving others, their faith will become real.
Braxton Gillespie proved that.
