There are many ways we can accomplish this, such as donating to a local back-to-school event or hosting one at your church. Other ideas include volunteering at a food pantry or launching a new program at your church such as Angel Tree, which can open doors for families impacted by incarceration to experience love from the family of God.
As a new school year begins, look for needs at schools, work, or church that your family can help satisfy. Look for people or families who sit alone and join them. Encourage your children to make friends with that child on the outskirts or with the child who acts out.
They need us, and they need us to seek them out.
For a struggling child, having just one anchoring relationship—perhaps the one you initiate—might just save their life. It could permanently transform a family dynamic for the better.
We can do so much more for vulnerable kids than help them survive a hard childhood. As followers of Jesus, we have the privilege and responsibility of helping them thrive.
