James 1:26 proclaims a powerful truth: “Faith without works is dead”. You and your group of men can have a powerful and lasting impact on individuals, families, and even on entire communities, by working together as a team, bringing practical help to persons (or distressed areas) that are in need. It’s a hurting world out there, so the possible ways to bring about positive changes are endless! Watch what happens as you mobilize your men to get involved – and as a result, demonstrate God’s Love by deeds, as well as words!

Below is just a sample of exciting ways that you can make a difference, collectively and individually:

 

Meaningful Helping Activities: 
 

Note: Certain of the items below may need to be done when restrictions ease up from the pandemic – follow your local health guidelines and use your best judgment.

 

• Volunteer or put together a Food drive or Soup kitchen as a group.  

• Take up a monetary collection and give proceeds to a guy in the group who is struggling OR to a family that is struggling.  

• Do a toy drive in an inner-city area for the kids. Pool the donated money and purchase items like basketballs, footballs, dolls, & toys. (Note – for doing the distribution, you could give items to one household at a time – OR - you may want to partner your group with a recognized community organization; that way it can become a fun event for all and can even develop some new ties for the group).

• Gather some handymen and help the sick or elderly with housework, cleanouts, landscaping, etc.  

• Community yard work/beautification of an “eyesore” spot: Identify one of the guys’ local streets, parks etc., and assign them to: mowing, raking, shoveling, trimming, etc. (For municipal property, etc., check first with local officials).

• Identify a parcel of land which someone is willing to "donate"/ loan for a group garden. Get the guys and their family to build garden boxes and tend theirs and the other families’ gardens on a rotating basis. (This would need to be drawn out)

 

Building Family Ties: 

 

• Gather all the guys from group who have kids or nieces/nephews, choose a park and have Parent/child tournament (Kickball, basketball, baseball, etc.). Lots of fun!

 

Proclaim the Good News, in various ways:

 

• Street preaching / Worship in public area 

• Offer prayer and/or pass out tracts, somewhere close (as legally permitted) to an abortion facility, for example.

 

For the Individual man: 

 

• Intimate date night for the wife: Here’s one example of a possible blueprint to a complete night with the wife. 

 

          Step 1: Get trustworthy babysitter (If applicable) 

          Step 2: Write a letter stating what she means to you. (This may be her favorite step!)

          Step 3: (May require a bit of homework first) - Pick out her favorite dress or buy her                  one,  then put letter and dress on bed until she gets home. 

          Step 4: Surprise her with tickets, dinner, walk (i.e., her favorite activity) 

          Step 5: TBD...

 

• Identify an elderly widow (or two) in Church and invite her/them over for dinner and scrabble (easy and fun activities) - but always follow Wisdom – for a single man, best not to be alone with a widow!

 

This list is by no means exhaustive, it’s just meant to help you kickstart your own planning process. The possibilities are endless, so please feel free to customize these ideas to fit your own situations! We certainly welcome you to share with us any other projects that your group has done so that we can add those to the list. God Bless you and your men, as you demonstrate your faith and impact lives, by your actions!

 

One more thing: please let us know what your group is doing so we can add to list! Send your ideas to info@legacymindedmen.org.