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the willingness of people to help continues to amaze me.
a local dry cleaner in casa grande, (Elite Cleaners on Florence Blvd), donated 100 hangers and 50 dry cleaning bags. why? because i explained what i was doing and asked for them. the owner didn't ask a bunch of questions, her response was, "of course"
i purchased several articles of clothing from the local savers store. another friend of mine told me that monday is $1 day. i was able to buy sport jackets and 2 entire suits for $1 a piece; for a total of $57 i purchased enough sweaters for all the boys, dress shirts, and dresses for the girls. it was amazing.
and then i prayed to God for shoes. the boys didn't have dress shoes for church and finding good used ones was proving to be next to impossible. w and i have always said that if something seems to be too difficult, it's probably not meant to be. and this was no exception. i ended up going to kohl's and searching the clearance racks. in 2 days at 2 different kohl's stores i was able to purchase 9 brand new pair of black leather dress shoes (men's sizes) for a total of $86. the shoe manager went back in to his store room and looked for any shoes that would fill my need. how awesome and kind is that?!? then he gave me an additional 10% off my entire order.
to top it off, when i related the story to my best friend, he stepped forward and covered the cost of not only the shoes, but the clothes as well.
amazing things keep happening to me, blessings so many that it's hard to keep track of them all.
i would strongly encourage each of you to get involved in some way. sometimes it can't be with my ministry and that's okay. another dear friend of mine told me that he had given money to a mother that needed to bury her 10 year old son, but didn't have the funds. does that make your heart sing?
"evil thrives when good people do nothing"
we are all good people and there are needs that are closer to you than you know right now. it doesn't only take money, it doesn't necessarily even take a lot of time. help comes in many, many, different forms. it can be a kind word, a word of encouragement or compassion. it can be a much needed smile, it can mean looking someone in the eye and giving them a cheery hello. it can mean giving someone a few moments to just listen to their problems. none of that costs a thing.
many hands make light work. please be one of those hands.
a local dry cleaner in casa grande, (Elite Cleaners on Florence Blvd), donated 100 hangers and 50 dry cleaning bags. why? because i explained what i was doing and asked for them. the owner didn't ask a bunch of questions, her response was, "of course"
i purchased several articles of clothing from the local savers store. another friend of mine told me that monday is $1 day. i was able to buy sport jackets and 2 entire suits for $1 a piece; for a total of $57 i purchased enough sweaters for all the boys, dress shirts, and dresses for the girls. it was amazing.
and then i prayed to God for shoes. the boys didn't have dress shoes for church and finding good used ones was proving to be next to impossible. w and i have always said that if something seems to be too difficult, it's probably not meant to be. and this was no exception. i ended up going to kohl's and searching the clearance racks. in 2 days at 2 different kohl's stores i was able to purchase 9 brand new pair of black leather dress shoes (men's sizes) for a total of $86. the shoe manager went back in to his store room and looked for any shoes that would fill my need. how awesome and kind is that?!? then he gave me an additional 10% off my entire order.
to top it off, when i related the story to my best friend, he stepped forward and covered the cost of not only the shoes, but the clothes as well.
amazing things keep happening to me, blessings so many that it's hard to keep track of them all.
i would strongly encourage each of you to get involved in some way. sometimes it can't be with my ministry and that's okay. another dear friend of mine told me that he had given money to a mother that needed to bury her 10 year old son, but didn't have the funds. does that make your heart sing?
"evil thrives when good people do nothing"
we are all good people and there are needs that are closer to you than you know right now. it doesn't only take money, it doesn't necessarily even take a lot of time. help comes in many, many, different forms. it can be a kind word, a word of encouragement or compassion. it can be a much needed smile, it can mean looking someone in the eye and giving them a cheery hello. it can mean giving someone a few moments to just listen to their problems. none of that costs a thing.
many hands make light work. please be one of those hands.
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