Is this "thru the Church?"

When we do something for another human being, why are we asked "is it thru the Church"?  Meaning, did the church arrange for this, or did you get the churches help?  What happened to us being the church?  What happened to being the feet of Jesus?  As we grow in our faith, are we not supposed to live out the blessings we have been given by blessing others in the same way God does us?
It was described to me as a river. The blessings you receive should come to you, then flow forth thru you to others "downstream" for lack of a better word.  I have been blessed.  Not as much as other people maybe, but surly better than some.  No matter how much or little we have, someone will always have more, but more importantly to this illustration , there are ALWAYS those who have less.  As we grow in Christ, I think we become more aware of those who have less.  I think if we are growing in Christ, this is a natural progression.  I think that if we look at the world thru the "eyes of Christ" we see so many needs, so many hurting people.  Are we not tasked with loving others better than we love ourselves?  This is all what I have been taught in my journey called Christianity.
Why then do good Christian folk, people whom I admire, and who I KNOW  love the Lord, ask me, "is this (fill in the blank with a kindness, or a need for someone) thru the church?  Meaning did the church find this need for you?  Did the organize the help for the need?  Does the Pastor's know about this?  Is this a Mission thru the church?
NO.
NO.
No. Kinda....
this mission is thru the church.  I AM  the church.  If you are a believer, YOU are the church.  We form the church.  The Pastor, or the building, they are not the church.
Folks, I firmly believe we are entering a very difficult future.  I see things getting so much worse for so many people.  If we are left here to spread the good news, then it is up to us to BE the church.  LOOK for the needs of others.  Find a place that God wants you to work, and work there.  If God says to you  "these folks have a need" then fill it if you can. You know when God lays something on your heart, just listen to Him, He will provide the means for it to be carried out.

Do I help people "thru the church"  Yes.  I do.
But we are to reach out to those around us, those who have a need that we can fulfill.  That makes us the church, right?
Blessings and Peace
LTW

Got to meet some wonderful folks!

I got to meet a longtime author of a blog that I read, and her family this past weekend.  Can I say, Phelan and her family are wonderful people!  They live in a beautiful holler, that she has very accurately described, gorgeous, yet challenging , quiet and restful for the soul.  Handsome and I were glad to meet her lovely family, her quiet hard working husband, and three ( can't say cute) teen boys.
They seem like great kids, and all seem very loving towards each other.  They are a team, you can see it in them all.  Phelan and her husband were so welcoming to handsome and I, and really who are we?  We were strangers, and trusting a stranger you meet on the internet, come on really?  But she welcomed us with open arms.
The land they have chosen is so beautiful, and I can see how it spoke to her soul, and that of her husband.  There are endless possibilities on that land.  That is part of the problem, is that they are endless.  I could feel the weight of it on her and her husband. But things are looking up for them.  They are actively getting power to the house this week, and that alone will help so very much.  They will have insulation in their walls this winter, and their ceiling is up.
But there is a ton of work ahead of them.
Kymber of " Frambois Manor" helped to set up a "go fund me" account to help them get power, and they reached that goal with the help of wonderful people.  There is more to be done though.  So I am posting ( I hope lol) a link to the account.
If every person felt the need to help one person, this world would be a much better place.
Give thanks for every single thing you have.  Whether it is little or plenty.  Give thanks.
My mother said her mother told her that life is hard, and this past week, she said "LTW, grandma was right, life is hard.
It is hard.  But we can make it just a tiny bit easier with a little bit of effort on our part.
Blessings and Peace to you
LTW

http://www.gofundme.com/e8g26c

getting to meet a blogger I admire, going to a homesteading neophytes homestead Sat!

So excited. In a one week time span, with me not  even home, I have managed to line up clothes, blankets,shoes ,and wood to help finish walls.  What I love is seeing God provide it.  I planned this as I was flying out to visit my family. I had no idea where I would come up with money or goods to bring.  But thru the week, many friends have donated clothing, blankets, shoes, medicine.  All things I wanted to bring, but wasn't sure I could afford. I prayed that God would honor his purpose for prodding me to go.  I should know after fifty years if God says go, He WILL open the doors if I get out of His way.
And he did.
I am so excited to meet my friend Phelan and her gang. Get to hang out, do some work, have a camp fire, and just talk.
I'm so excited.
And Kymber and Jam, thank you....
I will take plenty of pix to share if she wants.
Have a blessed and peace filled day.
Much love LTW