Mercier has been a Christian since 1949 and has also been involved in many different churches throughout his lifetime, serving in diverse ministries. Pastor Mercier was ordained in 2000 by Calvary Chapel San Juan Capistrano by Pastor Brian Wood, now a missionary in Mozambique. Mercier is our pastor and our visionary. He coordinates our outreaches and mentors its leaders. He is quick to pray for others, isn’t afraid of new ideas, and is passionate about serving people.
Mercier and Bridget attend Calvary Chapel Seaside where he is the assistant pastor. Bridget encourages and lifting up the brothers and sisters through one on one outreach at the Friday Night Outreach through teaching, worship, and lifting up the lost with prayer. At the moment she heads up worship and children’s ministry. Bridget authors and maintains this website as well as writing. Her book, Bagel by the Sea, is a collection of those essays and poems as well as On the Mountain: read a sample of Chapter 1. She also coordinated and spoke at the Women’s Retreat that was held in 2003 and 2004.
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SENIOR FOUND A NEW WAY TO SERVE!
Dear Pastor Mercier:
My name is David. I am 69 years old ( I have a hip replacement) and I can’t do very much! I attend Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, Calif. I hope you will read this e-mail. I thought it might be of some interest to you. It shows what the Lord can do if we listen to him and then follow what he has to say!
My wife and I belong to what we call the “Red Wagon.” The “Red Wagon” is just a name for our church group that feeds the homeless on Mondays and Thursdays. We feed aproximately 225 homeless people every week!
Over the years, I have prayed for something I could do for the church. I can’t carry a tune, can’t teach, etc. Well, finally the Lord spoke to me! As I was wrapping the forks and spoons into the napkins (Our health Dept. requires us to do this! ) the Lord told me that we are feeding the homeless food so why not give them a Bible Verse to take with them, more food!
Well, I finally found something I can do! I print out aprox. 225 Bible Verses each week, 25 Verses, then change to a new verse! I hand write them, using a colored marking pen. Only three colors. Red (Title I make up ) Blue ( The Verse ) Black ( Where found in the Bible ) I print them on my home printer ( Copier ). I get two on each sheet of 8.5×11 inch standard paper. I cut them in half and wrap one in each napkin with the fork and spoon.
I have been doing this for about six months and so far, no one has thrown them away! One lady found hers. She had accidently thrown it away with her napkin. She says she saves all of them! This is something simple that anyone can do. Maybe you know someone that wants to serve the Lord and doesn’t know what to do.
By taking the first step which was joing the ” Red Wagon,” the Lord showed me what I can do! I AM REALLY BLESSED!!!
Thanks for reading this e-mail. I hope you enjoyed it!
God Bless You and Calvary Chapel!
David
PS: I will share this with anyone who is interested in serving the Lord in this manner. Please have them e-mail me. dfost@yahoo.com
***** Maybe you could put Bible Verses in Lunch Bags! Just a thought!
That is an awesome story! WOW.