Through God, ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
Through God, ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
The name Meshach comes from the book of Daniel in the Bible. Meshach was one of the
Hebrews taken into exile by Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar.
Meshach and his friends had presonal traits that qualified them for jobs as servants
in the king's palace, but they remained faithful to God. Rather than partaking of the
rich food and wine offered by the king, they chose to eat only vegetables and drink
only water.
When laws were put in place ordering all people to bow down to a golden idol set up
by king Nebuchadnezzar or else be thrown into a furnace. Meshach and the others refused
to obey. That would have been unfaithful to God, as they said to the king: "If we are
thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he
will rescue us from your hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know that we
will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." (Dan. 3:17-18 NIV)
Because of their disobedience to the king, all three were tied up and thrown into
a furnace, which had been made seven times hotter than usual. However, due to thier
faithfullness to God, the flames did not harm them.
Our mission is to be as faithful to God as Meshach was and to serve God
faithfully as "ordinary people, doing extraordinary things."
In 1999, Hurricane Floyd devastated eastern North Carolina. As members of Goldston
United Methodist Church, Charles Fields, Jody Harris, and Phillip Luther, felt it
was their duty to help. After heading east, the team experienced first hand the
devastation, which became the force that drives the team to keep giving. Charles and other
volunteers created what is now known as Meshach's Carpenters.About us
Meshach's Carpenters is a disaster relief group that assists families in times of
need. Starting with only a group of twenty, the group is now one hundred and twenty
strong. After rebuilding homes in North Carolina, the team has grown not only in
spirit, but in size. It is a non-denominational group that has grown from two churches
to over thirty. Meshach's Carpenters is equipped with tools and a willingness to work,
funded only by donations, fundraisers and prayers.
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