Comic Con in Dover
While not a Deep Water event, we love to support things in downtown Dover and encourage people to get involved. So, if you haven’t hear, make sure you let your Inner Geek out and check out Comic Con in Dover:
The Dover Comic Con is an indoor & outdoor Comic Con Festival in Dover, Delaware. It started at the Dover Public Library in 2014. For the 2015 year, we have partnered with other community groups to make the event even bigger. This year the event will host two Artist Alleys, multiple indoor locations and an outdoor market with tons of amazing vendors, fan groups and food trucks!. The Dover Comic Con is a FREE event that is fun for all ages. READ MORE
For up to date details, go here.
Would your Kids Help the Homeless or Eat Ice Cream?
A group staged a social experiment where kids 4-6 years old had the opportunity to eat ice cream or give it to a homeless man sitting nearby. The parents get to watch their kids chose between compassion and dessert. Have fun seeing how they will react!
After they set up hidden cameras, they gave each kid a dollar and observed how they went about spending it. The kids’ parents watch on to see how they’ll react. You’ll have to watch the full video to see the outcome, but it’s full of surprises!
Christian Entrepreneurs
Living out your faith in the workplace can be easy or challenging depending on where you work. Romans 12:1 says that we should make our lives living sacrifices, meaning every aspect of our life should be affected by our faith–including our work. What does it mean to be Christian entrepreneur? To run a business as a Christian?
I (Jeff) came across this article in Inc and thought you might be interested.
How This Entrepreneur Works Christianity Into His Craft
Colorado’s Walker Manufacturing builds lawn mowers and operates as a Christian enterprise. What does faith have to do with riding mowers? Depends on how you cut it. READ MORE
Hope for Dover
As many of you know, we provide food, hygiene products and clothing (primarily for men) for the homeless year round. If you’d like to get involved, here are some ways:
Pickup or Heat Sandwiches: We have volunteers pick up food during the day Monday thru Friday from WaWa and bring it to the church building. On Sundays, we heat sandwiches after church and pass them out at a place downtown. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we currently heat sandwiches in the morning and deliver them to The Interfaith Day Resource Center (where homeless people can shower, do laundry, get help getting an ID, get help finding jobs, etc.). We need a volunteer for Monday’s pickup and a volunteer to substitute when someone can’t do their normal pickup. We also need help heating sandwiches.
Hygiene Products: We maintain a supply of toothpaste, deodorant, soap, etc. that helps those living on the streets to maintain a level of hygiene that helps them find employment, etc. We currently have a need for deodorant.
Donate Clothes: We need used men’s clothing, jeans, t-shirts, baseball hats, socks and sneakers (most popular are size 10 thru 11/12). As you clean out, think of us and we’ll pass things along.
To get involved or fund on, contact us, comment below or talk to me (Jeff) on Sunday.
Connect with our Community on Facebook
While you may already “like” us on Facebook (and if not, please do here!), some things are better posted and responded to in a group rather than a fan page. For those things, we have a Facebook group meant to be a place for people connected to Deep Water Church to share prayer requests, swap baby/kids clothes, ask about good apartments, places to buy used cars, suggestions for contractors, recommendations for doctors, etc.–all those things people do when they are in community.
While we prefer to do everything openly and without secrets, we have chosen to make the Facebook Group private so people feel comfortable sharing prayer requests, etc. If you want to be a part of the community, please ask to join!
So, click here, connect and make new friends!