Putting Their Money Where Their Feet Are (or something like that)

I read this article yesterday where a pastor of a church in Peoria, AZ encouraged the members of his church to come up and leave their shoes at the foot of the stage during church and the shoes would be donated to the needy.  The article stated that they collected 11,000 shoes (I would guess that meant pairs of shoes – the Arizona Republic isn’t as accurate as they should be).  It must be a big church.

I think that’s a great way to show people two things.  One, how to spontaneously give and two, what it feels like to walk around without shoes on. 

• Good job to Christ’s Church of the Valley in Peoria!  You guys answered God’s call to give to the needy.
• Good job to the pastor who found a creative way to show people how to give.
• This might be good for the economy in Peoria as people now have to go out and replace 11,000 shoes.
• Timing is everything.  It’s a good thing he didn’t try this in August.  I’m not sure people would want to walk barefoot on the hot asphalt in Arizona.
• I bet the local restaurants took a hit that Sunday.  You know “No Shoes, No Service”

Seriously though, I would encourage anyone who stumbles on this to try to find a way to give in a creative way in the next few weeks. 

I’d love to find out what you did or have done.  Feel free to leave any examples in the comments and I’ll post them on the site.