On Tuesday, April 24th we joined together with students and faculty of Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN by serving with Feed My Starving Children in Eagan, MN. 650 students and faculty served in 32 service projects all across the Twin Cities.
On Tuesday, April 24th we joined together with students and faculty of Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN by serving with Feed My Starving Children in Eagan, MN. 650 students and faculty served in 32 service projects all across the Twin Cities.
I’m sure you’ve experienced that awkward moment when you pull up to a stoplight and you see a homeless person standing on the side of the road with a sign asking for help. You don’t want to give them money because you’re not sure what they will do with it. Our latest initiative is designed to help you put your faith in action in a tangible way.
The You Are Not Forgotten Homeless Care Kits are a way that you can demonstrate God’s love to the homeless in your community and let them know that they are not forgotten without creating dependency. We are selling the kits fully stocked or just the bag that you can fill on your own. Each kit includes a tag which describes how to use the care kit and a place for you to learn more about the recipient. It allows space for you to write down the person’s name, story, needs, skills and abilities and prayer requests. Inside the kit is a note card that encourages the recipient that they are not forgotten as well as verses to provide them with hope. There is also room for the donor to include a personalized note.
On Friday, May 27th we were able to see the devastation from the F5 Tornado that tore through Joplin, MO. It was sobering to see the damage up close and personal. Television can’t capture what we saw with our own eyes. We served as a family on Saturday the 28th together with people from Heritage Heights Christian Church. We helped a woman clean up who had survived the storm by going into a small closet in her house. Her roof had been ripped off along with the entire side of her house. She was grateful to be alive and she has plans to rebuild. The community spirit was incredible. Heritage Heights Christian Church is doing an incredible job helping to mobilize people to serve their community. They have already sent out roughly 4,000 volunteers in the past week to help those affected by the storm. Ben put together this short video in an attempt to capture what we saw when we were in Joplin.