We hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful time of the year and enjoying some time with your family. We had 103 families yesterday including 13 new ones. Several exciting things are happening at the pantry. One of our single ladies came in and told us that through the love she has been shown at the pantry she had the courage to take the next step in her life and accept Jesus as her Lord and Savior. She was baptized by her sister and was so excited to tell us about it. One of our Hispanic families that we talked about before got an apartment. They were thrilled to have a place to live even though they have very little furniture. One of our volunteers stopped by their house to drop off some food and asked them where they ate at since there was no kitchen table. The man said we sit on the floor. Our volunteer Becky had been given some money by a co-worker earlier and looked at her husband and said we need to do something about that. She went to the Goodwill and went to the back to find a very small table with 4 chairs which will fit perfectly in their kitchen. Amazingly, it was the exact price of the money she had to pay for it! God is so good! He always provides!
Donations this week came in many different forms. Hamilton County Harvest, Open Door pantry, items bought from donations from a Turkey Run, Hinkle Creek church, NIS, Hamilton Heights Honor Society and Hamilton Southeastern school. Hamilton Heights Honor society had 10 volunteers that helped us as well.
For the next couple of weeks we are trying to stock up on cereal, oatmeal, breakfast bars, pancake mix, syrup, juice. Diapers, wipes and baby food are an essential need as well. We are still collecting empty liquid laundry containers, the 50 or 100 ounce size. The first of the month will be our laundry soap day. We also are low on plastic grocery bags. We are trying to concentrate on breakfast items to help our families. Thank you for all of your donations this year. We have been so blessed by your contributions and volunteer hours. We will reopen on January 7.
Take time to stop, sit back and reflect and remember our Saviors birth is the reason for the season. We are all blessed by not what we have done, but by what God has done and what we can do through him.
Donations this week came in many different forms. Hamilton County Harvest, Open Door pantry, items bought from donations from a Turkey Run, Hinkle Creek church, NIS, Hamilton Heights Honor Society and Hamilton Southeastern school. Hamilton Heights Honor society had 10 volunteers that helped us as well.
For the next couple of weeks we are trying to stock up on cereal, oatmeal, breakfast bars, pancake mix, syrup, juice. Diapers, wipes and baby food are an essential need as well. We are still collecting empty liquid laundry containers, the 50 or 100 ounce size. The first of the month will be our laundry soap day. We also are low on plastic grocery bags. We are trying to concentrate on breakfast items to help our families. Thank you for all of your donations this year. We have been so blessed by your contributions and volunteer hours. We will reopen on January 7.
Take time to stop, sit back and reflect and remember our Saviors birth is the reason for the season. We are all blessed by not what we have done, but by what God has done and what we can do through him.
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