Another wonderful day in SE Fresno! Hundreds of children were able to pick out a new pair of shoes at El Encino Baptist Church at Faithful Feet 2014!
Volunteers from El Encino and Clovis Hills spent the morning blessing families while sharing a message of love. A shiny red fire truck was there with water to wash the feet of each child before being fitted with new socks and shoes. Families were also fed lunch and entertained by a group of kids from “We Got The Beat”.
This annual event began in 2000. Over the past 15 years thousands of shoes and socks have been given to school age children in this neighborhood. These families see “the church” as not only a place that gives their children something as a important as lunch and new shoes, but as a place that shares hope and love.
El Encino is more than a building across the street from the school. Clovis Hills is more than a church somewhere in north Fresno. When people hear the names of these two churches they probably think more about smiling, loving faces, than buildings
. . . maybe that’s the way it SHOULD be.
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These two churches are a true presence in this neighborhood, offering Saturday Sports at Sequoia Middle School and Calwa Elementary. This “presence” gives them the ability to see both needs and opportunities to come alongside families and be a blessing and encouragement throughout the year.
