LOVE LOCAL
Love Local is an annual teaching series that increases awareness and engagement towards the local outreach efforts in our community. As we seek to magnify how God is using our church throughout the year for community renewal, we will focus on three main areas of need: 1) food insecurity, 2) the unhoused, and 3) vulnerable children.
Alongside these three main focal points in the teaching series, our Del Mar Giving Fund will be highlighted throughout the month of November & December, with the goal of raising $35K. An additional focus on a chief need and concern in our community, immigration, will also be addressed within a School of Faith setting.
Jesus’ Heart for the UNHOUSED
Sunday, November 9th
Join us for the launch of our Love Local teaching and engagement series as we hear from local pastor and homeless advocate, Fred Mok. As the lead pastor of Quicksilver Church and a second-generation Chinese American who grew up in San Jose, Fred and his family have had an active role in seeking care, advocacy, and love for the unhoused community of San Jose.
In addition to Fred’s biblical challenge from God’s Word, Local Outreach Director Brian Warren and ministry point leader Joeli Pence will provide practical next steps on how we can mobilize our time towards Be a Friend, a ministry to the unhoused, as well as a real-time care package assembly and distribution challenge.
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Jesus’ Heart for the HUNGRY
For week two of our Local Local teaching and engagement series, we will hear from City Team’s Hermie Smit, the director of CityTeam in the Neighborhood and Church Engagement. Hermie grew up in South Africa, moved to the US in Nov. 1999, and started working for Cityteam in 2001. Hermie has dedicated his life to developing, equipping & replicating teams and partnerships to serve the poor with the loving compassion of Christ and create on-ramps to empower holistic transformation.
Alongside Hermie’s teaching from scripture, we will also hear from Local Outreach Director, Brian Warren, and Food Pantry Team Leader, Tomás Carradero, on ways that we can activate our service with our biweekly food pantry ministry and a one-time serve opportunity with local partner, Maintenance for Moms, Moms-Giving Event.
Sunday, November 16th
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Jesus’ Heart for the VULNERABLE CHILDREN
Sunday, November 23rd
For week three of our Love Local teaching and engagement series, our hearts will continue to focus on the vulnerable of our community, and in particular, the children of our community. Our guest teacher, Courtney Berry, will challenge us from God’s word and bring light to the foster care crisis in our community. As the East Bay Area Director of Advocate for Foster the City, Courtney is not only an advocate for foster care but a foster parent herself.
Furthermore, Family Pastor, Ashley Pansoy, and volunteer point leader, Marta Jones, will highlight Awakening’s partnership with Foster the City and the various ways we can all be a part of the solution in caring for vulnerable children.