By: George Suriya

So how did we find out that the Phinney Neighborhood Center needed help landscaping their park? We asked. They informed us that their park was in need of some spring cleaning, which included weeding, removing overgrown bushes, planting new trees, bushes, and plants AND spreading a huge truck load of bark. Unbeknownst to us, this work party actually marked the ten-year anniversary of the Heart of Phinney park which was built a decade ago by volunteers just like us.

We, as the Green Lake/Phinney Community Groups, felt this was the perfect way to utilize the Mars Hill Church MicroMission funds to love and serve our neighborhood. It was a privilege for our community groups to partner along side neighbors, university students, and Phinney Neighborhood Association members to beautify a park that acts as a popular gathering space for the entire community. And it was an honor to provide the funding for all the supplies, materials and even the burgers for our work party BBQ.

Our heart in this MicroMission was simply to love our neighbors, which is what Jesus commands us to do (Matthew 22:34-40). It’s encouraging belonging to a church that desires not just to preach the gospel, but to live it out as well. Thank you elders for providing us this MicroMission fund and for helping us to utilize it.