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In this ministry at WEFC, teams of men "adopt" the widowed, single parents, and others with long-term needs from the church family. They meet practical needs such as completing household repairs, doing basic chores, and helping with other things that the care receivers couldn't do on their own. Teams are normally comprised of four men. Each man is asked to donate three hours of time, one Saturday morning a month, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. On a typical service day, all the teams meet at the church for prayer and bible study for the first hour. Then the men break up into their pre-assigned teams and go out and work in the home of their care receiver from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. At the end of their time, the men gather around their care receiver and pray with him or her. Each month, a team returns to the same care receiver, so their ministry to him or her extends over months and years. The men are asked to pray for the street they are working on and to make their services available to other widowed or single parents on the street. In this way, their ministry often extends into the community. For further information, see the New Commandment website. |


