Unity begets Community
Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Staff writer
It’s 101 degrees outside, a typical day in south Texas. The air is dry and the heat is unrelenting, but every Mission Devine volunteer wore bright smiles that rivaled the sun.
Starting with just $500 and two projects in 2005, Mission Devine has blossomed into a conglomerate of local churches that banded together to take on projects of all kinds around south Texas. The projects look to provide assistance to the elderly, veterans and those who are impoverished
Board member, Donna Trott, says Mission Devine reviews applications, surveys the potential project, and is given a cost estimate before the board decides whether to proceed with the project.
“We do a lot of bathrooms where people can’t step into the tub anymore; they need a shower that they can walk into,” Trott said.“We’ve done a lot of roofs….[and] We do a lot of ramps.”
Trott emphasized the collective effort it takes to not just perform these acts of service, but to do it on a consistent and sustainable basis.
“Because we have this ministerial alliance and all the pastors and priests and everybody works together, the whole church…will work together,” Tott said. “So we’ve got to give a lot of credit to our pastors and priests and ministers and brothers who push it and want to see our christian community come together as a whole rather than all these separate congregations.” .
Volunteer Gail Duffer embraces the unity spurred on by Mission Devine and says she is “blessed” to participate every year…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
