Serving in One Body is simple. As each opportunity arises, we will post the event on this page and on Facebook. Simply indicate your interest or commitment to serve by emailing info@onebodydfw.org or by saying "I'm Attending" on Facebook. You will receive a confirmation email with further details.
With the launch of One Body DFW, I wondered, “Is loving our neighbor the same thing as helping our neighbor?” If I think that “I want to help my neighbor,” then I sometimes view my neighbor as someone who lacks something that I can provide. I have food; they are hungry. I have a job; they are unemployed. I have a home; they are looking for shelter. I am part of the “have’s” and they are part of the “have not’s.” I am different than they are.
John 3:16 doesn’t say, “For God so wanted to help the world that he gave his one and only son so that whoever believes in him, shall not perish but have eternal life.” I am humbled that John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son so that whoever believes in him, shall not perish but have eternal life.”
So, as we move as One Body DFW, I choose not to help, but to love. I encourage everyone who participates in a One Body DFW community service event to cultivate an attitude of “loving our neighbor” and to regard the neighbors you meet in this journey as a brother or a sister in Christ. Afterall, my neighbor and I are not so different.
We have the same Father.
As the event coordinator, I will organize service opportunities with different social service agencies in the area, so we learn about all types of good work. Many non-profits in the Dallas/Fort Worth area work alongside public and private foundations, generous corporations, and individuals to provide amenities, programs, and guidance to those in need. How blessed we are to live in a country, state, city with these resources! Not every country has these means to provide.
I am SO excited about the opportunities that God will bring our way, this year! For all of you who want to love like Jesus loved, I invite you to serve at our organized events. 1 John 3:18 says, “Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” I look forward to serving the community alongside all of you.
- Ellen, Event Coordinator for One Body DFW
“And so it begins…”
If you are interested in joining us, please email info@onebodydfw.org and indicate how many volunteers. Or feel free to ask any questions that you may have.