Seed Project
• We want to be channels of God's love to people
in our community.
• The passage of Psalms 73.27 , "I'm in the very
presence of God - oh, how refreshing it is!"
inspired our prayer group of Camelback Bible
Church to bring God's refreshing presence to
our new friends in our community.
• We understand that it's God's intention to refresh
people who are weary and all of us need rest.
This initiative is intended to bring God's favor
into the social and physical areas of our lives.
Seed Project
• The project started with a housewarming
that Kim, a member of our prayer group,
organized for a Muslim Iranian lady,
Zahra.
• Zahra’s husband, David, is a limo driver,
and they donated a limo ride in a game
with the participants in that housewarming.
• Elly won the limo ride and donated it for a
seed project to be done in the future.
David’s limo in front of their house
A limo and a wedding
• Essie, a friend from CBC, will get married
soon and will move to Hawaii.
• The opportunity to say “goodbye” to Essie
made us think about those who she cares,
as for example, Maka's family, a Muslim
Somali family of refugees with 5 children.
• We decided to give them a limo ride and
do a picnic together on a Sunday
afternoon.
David and Essie loaded the limo
with goodies for the picnic
How did we handle difficulties?
• We prayed and planned this project for 4 months. But it was 2 days
before the picnic that we knew that we should have reserved a
ramada with a table to stay under the shade. When we called the
park, they were already booked and there were no ramadas left.
• We trusted God. Part of the seed project was not to be stressed
during the preparation. Two hours before the picnic, Jill called Elly to
let her know that she could go earlier to the park and pick up a
place. So she did.
• Among all the trees, Jill chose one and spread a cover where we
could sit. It didn’t take long and the family that was using the
ramada next to that tree left for the day…leaving for us a ramada
that would have cost $50 if we had made the reservation. This was
God at work! Kingdom Math was evident.
We enjoyed the shade
under the tree
and under the ramada
Who participated
in the seed project?
• There were 28 people in our picnic,
• Iranian and Somali Muslims,
• a single mother with her children,
• and church members.
• There was also Barbara - she
prepared delicious food and gave to
us. She was sick and couldn’t go to
the park - we missed her.
Those who participated,
enjoyed each other’s company…
…enjoyed God’s creation
…and had lots of fun!!!
And more fun!!!
We saw God’s intentions for our
community being furthered…
…as we learned to appreciate and
respect our differences.
Seed Project Evaluation
• On the day next to the picnic, our prayer
group got together and evaluated what
was done.
• We prayed and thanked God for the
opportunity to serve and for his protection
on the roads and as the kids played at the
park.
Lessons from the seed project
• We learned that as a church it’s our role to
promote social interaction, especially in a
multiethnic community as the one where
we live.
• We learned that God manifests himself
when we obey with a loving attitude.
• We would like to organize more projects
like this one as follow-up.