The Christmas party at Beautiful Feet might be summed up differently
depending on your perspective...

Little Feet...SSS'ers
Exciting...boring
Lots of treats...hungry
Loads of fun...chaotic
Time passed quickly...time didn't
Just fine with the potty...hold it
Sometimes we have the opportunity to truly serve and it is flat not
about me...the challenge is to shed self and put others first.

Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:12

No Metro in December!
See you the last Sunday in January!
But in the meantime...Mike threw down a challenge.
Psalm 119.
176 verses.
Pick a section to memorize.
Or perhaps you might just meditate on Psalm 119...

8LBS of Precious...
...Sophie Newman
Cutest thing from head to toe you have seen in a long time!

From Your CHHS Service Project Coordinator...
Having the opportunity to work at Beautiful Feet was such a blessing. Being able to see God in people's lives that really have nothing else is amazing. We met and spoke with several wonderful people. The man that stands out most clearly in my mind was an African American gentleman in probably his mid 40's or so. He had just gotten off a bus from Arkansas that week with nothing, he literally was now living on the streets. Talking to him though, you would never know he had anything negative going on in his life. He stood around with a group of us talking about how wonderful God's love and grace is, and he even prayed with us. Before he left almost all of us got a hug, and I think he must have said God bless you all about a hundred times. As he was leaving, I remember him turning to me and saying, "I love this place. I'm gonna have to stick around just so I can keep coming. Everybody here is just so happy!" I smiled and agreed with him, and I thanked God that He has provided such a safe, welcoming, cheerful place for some of His children who need it the most.

Sunday Morning at Beautiful Feet
Shirt? Shoes? Pants? Underwear? Blanket? Backpack?
Can you imagine having nothing but the clothes on your back
and standing in line to ask for replacements?

Sausage, green beans, corn, roll, cupcake...
All running into each other on your overloaded plate...
But receiving it joyfully because it might be the only meal for the day?
Can you imagine?

Adding a bit of fall color to each dining hall table...

And then making someone BEAM as she
takes home, for the first time, her very own pumpkin.
Thanks to Hall's Pumpkin Farm for providing SSS
with the pumpkins!

Sunday morning 6 parents and about 30 kids met
bright and early, well early, to head to Fort Worth.
While there SSS was able to serve in many capacities.
Our students worked with the children, shared the Gospel,
provided a listening ear, and at other times had to patiently wait
for the next task to present itself. At times it can be tough to be there.
Sometimes there are things hard to see or hard to hear.
You represent SSS well and we look forward to the next opportunity.

Our GHS and CHHS Service Project Coordinators
were both asked to share their impressions.

From GHS...
I was shocked about how happy and nice people were,
even though they were living crude lives compared to ours...
After that I looked in my room and I have so much stuff.
I am thankful to God and my parents that I can live such
a great life. Seeing that helped me realize how privileged I am.
If you did not go you need to.
Then you will know what I am talking about.

SSSers- what are your thoughts? What will you share?
We look forward to hearing from you via comments.

Buy a t-shirt for $20 and send a
boy in Rwanda to camp for a week!
Contact Mike or Mrs. Mattson

Metro October

SSS is going to Beautiful Feet!

Sunday, November 2nd
6:30 AM in the stadium parking lot behind the office
Bring money for lunch

T-Shirts/Sweatshirts and Jeans are the suggested attire.
We will be working with clothing and in the kitchen.

1st Chapter Meeting

Student Testimony: N.M.
Musical Guest : Kari Jobe
Guest Speaker: Joe White

Parents Standing Strong Greeters

October Prayer Meeting
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV)

Metro September

Students Standing Strong, we can't thank you enough.

At first when the first couple guys came in, I thought it was strange seeing Steven Crandall carrying a bunch of diapers. I thought, "Well...I guess he needs them these days!" Then when Hannah and I just kept seeing people come in with hands filled, we just looked at each other and gave each other "the look". Yep...the look means...once again, we've seen the Lord's faithfulness in our lives.

As you might have guessed, going to school whether that be college or graduate school is not cheap. It takes some deep pockets and some deep prayers for the Lord's provision. In Matthew 6, Jesus said, "Look at the birds of the air. Do you see how I care for them? How much more you?!?" Even though the Lord has provided, it is easy to forget that he has been faithful and will continue to be. Even
though school is expensive, Hannah and I have never missed a meal.
whoah! not one. So He will take care of us. Our job then is to "seek first His kingdom" (also in matt. 6).

All that to say, WE WERE SO MINISTERED TO BY YOU GUYS AND THE SELF- LESS GIFTS YOU GUYS GAVE US. I'm pretty sure we will have wipes till the cows come home. Even though no one really knows what that means, I'm still sure we have enough wipes and diapers for Sophie until she's 50 years old. (let's just hope she won't need them that long)

Serving with you for the gospel,

mike and hannah, addie and sophie

Metro August

SSS kicked off the year with an Officer Retreat in Granbury.

Where we were last year...