Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx has proclaimed February 11-19 LOVE Week across our city. In celebration, he will join my husband and I to bless children and families on Valentine’s Day, February 14.
We will visit children in the playroom at Levine Children's Hospital with a team from Elevation Worship to sing songs, read books, and deliver Valentine’s Day gifts supplied by Elevation volunteer, Stephanie Castles. My friend Stephanie was moved to service following an extended stay at Levine when her son Jacob was seriously ill.
Last April, Pastor Steven and Mayor Foxx signed the “Orange Initiative.” It’s an Elevation Church promise to serve 100,000 hours and give $750,000 in one year to fight homelessness and hunger and improve our city for all our citizens.
LOVE Week is an audacious, collaborative initiative to unify our city in an outpouring of volunteer service. More than 40 churches will join together to beautify our parks, improve our schools, honor our police and firefighters, feed the hungry, raise awareness about homelessness, poverty, and addiction, serve the poor and improve the quality of life for neighbors of all ages, and from all walks of life.
There are opportunities to serve TODAY. If you've been sitting on the sidelines of LOVE Week, this is your opportunity. What better way to show our city LOVE on Valentine's Day than to serve?
In 2012, our LOVE Week goal is to serve 50,000 volunteer hours in collaboration with 50 churches. Our hope and prayer is that this effort will inspire the citizens of Charlotte with a spirit of compassion, unity, selflessness, and service.
More than 350 events are planned and there is something for everyone.
To find out how you can be a part of this citywide initiative, join us at www.loveweekcharlotte.com
This is amazing! Not just that you are serving but serving alongside other churches and ministries in your city. If we all would do this, we could accomplish miraculous things in each of our cities.
Posted by: Amy Argo | February 14, 2012 at 04:08 PM
Furtick Family -
This is incredible and not the least bit surprising. You helped start our project by your teaching on 1 Kings. We want to come meet you and talk some more. God is working through your family and now through our family because of a word you gave. Ms. Furtick - they like to call New England the Pastor's graveyard...but we are believing God for a revival. Please read our story and see if it resonates: http://www.facebook.com/TheElishaProject
http://www.DiggingDitches.com
Your Family in Christ,
The Ortiz Family
Posted by: The Elisha Project | February 14, 2012 at 02:33 PM