T
he Good Samaritan Fund is a benevolence ministry.
It is available to anyone on the Eastern Shore and even beyond. There
is a regular monthly Love Offering that goes to the Good Samaritan Fund
that is collected on the first Sunday of each month. It is intended to
help people of all faiths, colors and national origin, not just members
of Cape Charles Baptist Church, who find themselves in some financial
difficulty and need a helping hand to get out of their trouble.
Examples would be any type of bills such as electric, gas, food,
clothing needs, or rent that cannot be paid because of some adverse
situation, such as job loss, excessive medical bills, etc.
The purpose is not to completely solve the problems by writing a check,
but to minister to the people involved in such a way that they will see
the love of Christ from Cape Charles Baptist Church, and to get them on
the path of a solution to the cause of the problem. Another purpose is
to counsel these individuals about past behavior that may be leading to
financial problems in their lives.
Normally a request is made through the church office,
which will notify the Deacon in charge of the Good Samaritan Fund
(currently John Blackburn). At this point an investigation will
normally be conducted to ensure the validity of the problem and the
request. In this review process, contact will normally be made with the
requesting person's home church (if there is one) to see what has been
done by them and to see if this is a recurrent problem. We feel that we
must be good stewards of the money in this fund and that it does not
become a welfare program for people who continue to do the same things
that got them into the problem in the first place. Once a legitimate
need is established the amount of the help needed will be verified by
the person or entity to whom the money is owed.
Payments from the Good Samaritan Fund will not be made directly to the person making the request but to the creditor to whom the money is owed.
Contributions to the Good Samaritan Fund are always welcomed. If you would like to help us help others in our neighborhood, you can contribute via the secure Paypal link below:
Luke, Ch. 25
25On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
26"What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"
27He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' "
28"You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
