Saturday, March 14, 2020

Video Transcript for "Coronavirus Update for March 14, 2020"


Hi, this is Todd from Kenwood Church.  I have a special message for our Kenwood family.

With Coronavirus (COVID-19) being reported in our area including Livonia, we have decided to NOT hold our Sunday services for March 15th.  We have also canceled all events at the church for next week.  While the virus is really not dangerous to the vast majority of people, it is very dangerous to some, and we want to care for the vulnerable, which in this case are the elderly and the those with underlying health conditions.  This is not out of fear, but out of love.

We are canceling our Sunday gatherings, but we are not canceling church.  We are the church.  If there has ever been a time the world has needed the church, it is now.  People are scared, overwhelmed, anxious, angry, and isolated.  We need to be loving, compassionate, friendly, and helpful.
 
Let us be a light in the world.  We shine when we pray.  We shine when we contact the fearful.  We shine when we study the Word.  We shine when we help the vulnerable.  We shine when we explain why we have a reason for hope.  We shine when we act like Jesus.
 
Here are a few things you could do to help me.  (1) Please pass this information on to those in our Kenwood family who may not have or do not regularly check their email.  (2) Please send me contact information for people you know that attend Kenwood Church that may not have given us their information.  (3)  Please let me know of ministry opportunities that arise within your circle of influence where we might be able to help.

These are uncertain times, but we have a God we can certainly trust.  As Psalm 56:3 says, “When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.”

God bless you all.

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