Numbers tell a story and help us measure our dreams. As we journey through this year’s generosity initiative, this publication is designed to help us witness all that God is doing among us, for us, through us, and in us. Behind every number in this booklet is a story of transformation. These are the ways lives are being changed for Jesus Christ BECAUSE OF YOU! In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus gives us an image about how God will judge the lives of people. Jesus tells us in the 25th chapter to feed, clothe, quench, visit, and welcome others. When we have done these things unto the very least among us, we have done them unto Jesus. What you will find in the pages of this beautiful document are numbers that tell a story about the numerous ways we are reaching out to the least, the last, the lost, and the lonely by the same measure that Jesus has reached out to us. BECAUSE OF YOU, we are living the gospel of Christ together. BECAUSE OF YOU, we are transforming our corner of the world. BECAUSE OF YOU, people have hope!
