THEY SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!!
Dear SoupFriends,
Greetings from the SoupMan!
In 1968 the Beatles singing group wrote a song called “Birthday.”
The lyrics go like this:
You say it's your
birthday
Well it's my birthday too, yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you!!!
Well it's my birthday too, yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you!!!
On August 18th I will be celebrating my 39th
Birthday---again! Every year when my birthday rolls around people say to me,
“SoupMan, what do you want for your birthday this year?” My answer is always
the same. I tell them I am already
blessed way beyond what any man deserves in this life. Starting with my wife
Shana who is the most amazing, terrific, fabulous, dazzling, kind, loving and
groovy person on the PLANET.
Then the fact the God ‘lets me’ be the Executive Director of
the SoupMobile. As the SoupMan I have the absolute best job on the PLANET.
Every day I get up knowing I am coming to work and will be surrounded by a
staff that is absolutely passionate about serving the homeless. A staff that
doesn’t consider what they do as work but as being on a ‘Mission from God.’ A
staff that is the very best on the PLANET when it comes to serving the ones Jesus
calls the ‘least of these.’
Top that off by the fact that the SoupMobile has an army of
friends, supporters, donors, volunteers and prayer warriors that are absolutely
fanatical about supporting our mission of ‘Feeding & Sheltering’ the
homeless.
But wait, it gets even better. Trumping all of these great
things is that there is this guy from 2,000 years ago that Loves me
unconditionally. Not just on my birthday but all the time. A guy who loved me
(and you) so much that he hung on the cross and gave his life for us. He came for you! He came for me! He came for
all mankind.
Yes, it’s that time of the year again. Time to celebrate my
39th birthday---again! What do I want for my birthday? Absolutely
nothing! I’ve already got it all and then some. A fantastic wife, a job that’s
unbelievably rewarding, a staff that is ‘off the chain’, an army of supporters
and a Savior who made it all possible.
I think the bigger question is not what the SoupMan wants
for his birthday but what does Christ want for HIS birthday coming up on
December 25th. The Bible
tells us exactly what he wants for HIS birthday. In the book of Matthew he
talks about how we treat the ‘least of these.’ Jesus wants us to reach out to
our fellowman in love, kindness, mercy and compassion.
Not sure how to do
that? Well here is an idea for you. This year the SoupMobile will be
celebrating its 10th Annual Celebrate Jesus Christmas Gala by which
we will take 500 homeless men, women & children to the downtown Dallas Omni
Hotel for Christmas. These precious homeless are the ones
Jesus calls the ‘least of these.’ We will need more than 2,500 volunteers to
come to the Omni at Christmas and help us minister to our homeless guests. You, your family, your company, your organization or your church could be part
of that group of like-minded volunteers.
Formal signups to volunteer with the SoupMobile this Christmas start on November
1st at our website: www.soupmobile.org.
Hmm, now that I think about it, there is something that I do
want for my birthday this year. I want ‘you’ to come and join the SoupMan and his
fabulous SoupTeam at the Omni this Christmas as ‘together’ we give Jesus his
birthday wish by giving 500 men, women and children the most magical Christmas
of their lives.
May the Lord Bless & Keep You & Yours.
Signed, David Timothy, a.k.a. SoupMan
