Indiana—After entering Eagles Landing, I walked down the hall toward Suite 110. The beautiful blue sky outside was almost cloudless, the complete opposite of the past several weeks when rain seemed to fall endlessly, flooding creeks and rivers to the highest level since the 1913 flood.

I thought of the 300 homes effected by the recent White River flood, and was happy to be a part of the Adventist Community Services team that provided temporary housing for flood victims.

But today I wasn’t coming to Suite 110 to help flood victims. Today, I was coming to do last-minute preparations for a special event—an event I had looked forward to for months—the dedication and opening of our Adventist Community Services Center's new location in Eagles Landing Complex, in Ellettsville.

After viewing the new center, guests assembled for the long-awaited program. Gary Ruba, Bloomington Church first elder, was master of ceremonies. Ruba told early childhood memories, which included crawling under quilts his mother and other faithful members were working on at Community Services.

The program continued with an informative and interesting history of Adventist Community Services, presented by Cathryn Kuszmaul, former Indiana Conference community services and disaster response director. Next Dorothy Sowder, Spencer community services director, and Jeanette Hainey, Bloomington co-leader, presented “Visions of the Future.” Both expressed visions of growth in the number of persons helped and in additional ways to reach those in need.

David Fish, Spencer Church pastor, and Fernando Ortiz, Bloomington Church pastor, offered earnest dedication prayers. I sensed Heaven draw near as these godly men prayed, assuring me the Lord will abundantly bless our feeble efforts if we will only accept His loving guidance.

Now it's time to begin sharing the incredible love of our beautiful God with our community through deeds of kindness. By letting Him love through us, His awesome character will be revealed to those we meet.

Barbara Hainey, Bloomington Church community services co-leader