B4- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 23, 1996 View Point Community’s needs overlooked By D. SOLESKI Pentecostal Assembly THERE IS something wonderful about the concept: of home. It’s a place where you can put your feet up and relax; where you can be yourself and chart the course of your own family identity. Home is a little like a pair of well-worn jeans, the Git is just right and the feel is definitely comfort- able. The home, however, is really just an extension of the community in which it is located and at one time that sense of ‘four town’ was cause for real pride. Today, unfortunately, the concept of community has drastically changed. ‘Where once our neigh- bours were close friends and confidants, it is mow more common to develop a foritess mentality and close ourselves off from those around us. In many cases we simply associate cur sense of community with a geog- raphic area that is tied to our. careers. Unfortunately, this diminished expectation of community has also caused many believers in the church to restrict their con- tact and sense of responsi- bility towards others outside the church. It is important for the church as a whole to recog- nize how destructive this sort of notion is, and the potential that it bas to paralyze the Body of Christ. It is time for God's people to appreciate their place in the community in which God has placed them, and to respond toward that neigh- bourhood with responsibili- ty. Jesus cared about com- Munities: in fact He was characterized by a deep and abiding Jove for the lost community of mankind. This was particularly evi- dent in the episode in Luke i9 when He views the city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. The preceding verses reveal that this event took place during a time of unbridled celebra- tion, yet Jesus pauses along His journey to weep over Thank You Dear Sir: The staff at the Ter- race/Kitimat Airport would like to thank the children aud teachers of Centennial Christian School. As part of their com- munity awareness campaign, the children and teachers helped to clean up the airfield, providing a safer area for the aircraft to operate in, This was much ap- preciated, Airport staff Dear Sir The Haisla Nation would like to thank a number of people for their on-going support, belief and financial contributions to the success- ful 1996 Haisla Nation Rediscovery Youth Pro- gram, Thanks go out to the vari- ous businesses from Kitimat and the surrounding area, Canadian and US sponsors,, the Haisla community, volunteers, staff and the board of directors. 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Our towns and cities are slowly being strangled by the crushing burdens of a sin-sickened populous; the church must take steps soon to address the problem or eventually be overwhelmed by it Coffee houses and hospices have been opencd by many churches, and these are definitely a step in the right direction. The answer, however must be found in the re-educating of the ‘‘haves’’ in our society. It is interesting to noie that we still live in a world of plenty, however the problem is found in the inequity of the distribution. When the church, or indi- vidual members for that matter, ignore the needs of the socially segregated, we sin against both God, who created them, and our neigh- bour. In Luke chapter four Jesus reveals that He has come to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and to set at liberty those who are oppressed. Jesus saw the needs of the communities he traveled through and He reached out to mect those needs. At times He wept with compas- sion and at other times He responded with anger at the injustices that were imposed upon the common people, As Christ’s representatives we must endeavour to also teach out and touch the in “our town.”’ The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and are not those of the Terrace Standard. r FLYNN SCHOOL OF BALLET 32264 River Dr. Terrace Director, AURAARGHIBALD Member Of yp tusseny se) Bar Registration for year 96/97: August 30, 2-4 p.m. September 7, 12-3 p,m, Or Call 638-2077 Olfering Jazz for all ages & beginner tapin October. Register Soon! Classes ave filling up. ~ 4 ~, Val “