Water Outreach

Last week FLAG did a water outreach on July 4th at Lincoln Park handing out free water bottles. A total of about 1,500 bottles were given to people from the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is the 7th year that FLAG has done this at Lincoln Park during the July 4th festivities.

FLAG does outreaches like this to show Christ's love in practical and tangible ways.

The free water on at hot day did just that and met another need as well.

“Providing water on a hot day in July is the perfect way to meet a dire physical need—hydration—and to begin meeting spiritual needs by planting the first seeds of evangelism—caring friendship,” said Pastor Nathan Burcham.

FLAG had two tents up in the park. One of them housed the water and the individuals handing out the water. The other tent was home to two fans that put out a cool mist.

There were different groups of volunteers cycling in and out about every two hours during the water outreach. The number of volunteers for the day was about 25.

The people that visited those two tents were appreciative.

“Many of the people receiving water were very pleased that we were doing this for the community. Over the years FLAG has become associated with this act of community service and many individuals noted that they appreciated FLAG doing this for so many years,” said Burcham.