Our harvest thanksgiving service this week was an opportunity to say thank you to God for many of the things that we so often take for granted. Even with something as simple as a glass a water - for so many people across our world this is something they can only dream of.
In Leviticus 19 there is a commandment that when you harvest your crops you should not go right to the edge of the field and anything that you miss or drop, you are not to go back for it - you are to leave it for the poor and those in the community who otherwise would have nothing to eat. That's what's going on in Ruth 2. Boaz, although a wealthy land owner, knows that what he has is a gift from God and it comes with a responsibility to care for the poor - because God cares for the poor.
This harvest it is good to be able to support the work that BMS World Mission are doing in Haiti. To get an idea of this work you can watch the following video.
BMS have been involved in Haiti in other ways too. They were instrumental in bringing a team of three athletes to the Paralympic games in London this summer - the first time Haiti has sent a team to the Paralympics. But more of that story later in the week.
