Small Businesses and Nonprofits:

Today I received the news that the Costal Crisis Chaplaincy had to lay off one of our full time Chaplains. I have both family and friends who are losing money and trying to hold onto their businesses. Many are going without paychecks and many are losing their jobs outright. When the economy is hit people are less likely to give to nonprofits. We tend to hold onto our money “just in case” instead of continuing to give back. It’s a hard time and many of us literally don’t know where our next meal will come from. I have seen neighbors feeding neighbors, friends watching the children of other friends and I have seen small business owners on their knees praying to God to pull them through. Every single person in our country is being affected in one way or another right now. Let us continue to seek to be the church during these times. Let us seek to be an Acts church.
 
Pray for peace in the storm for business owners, pray that even when there seems no way, the Lord will shine a light. Pray for the nonprofits that keep our city running, that seek to make the world a better place and are not sure how to pay their employees right now. Let’s lift up those who can’t see through tomorrow, but still put their trust in our God.

The Fellowship of the Believers
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. 

Acts 2:42-47 NIV