At church I began to hear that a few folks were going to start a real shelter in town. Our 6th grade Sunday school class was planning a Thanksgiving trip to this shelter on Sunday after church. The teacher (Mrs. Tammy) Ask if I wanted to go with them. When she ask I instantly got a witness. I said sure I would. So.. Sunday off we went. My wife Susan and I just hung back and let the class minister with a meal and music. It was a very nice time. Went spent a few hours there with them. This shelter was an old house that was donated to the group running the shelter. It was a small house.. But it had running water and shelter from the cold. It was only a few weeks old and it was FULL already. While we visited I was waiting for God to give it to me. You see... I was sure that I had been ask to go for a specific reason. Because I got a witness when Tammy ask me the week before, So I was sure that God had me there to accomplish a task. I was just waiting for it....
And then, I noticed NO BEDS AT ALL ! This home had not one bed in it they were sleeping on the floor, now, the floor was much much better that a box or behind a building but, I thought THEY NEED BEDS RIGHT AWAY ! And I instantly got that witness again. There it was, the reason I was invited on this trip. My mind started running 1000 miles per hour. On just how we were going to get the beds to the shelter.
Soon it was time to end our visit. I spoke with the lady that had set this shelter up before I left. When I ask about the beds, She started to cry and stated that she could not afford them just yet but they were working on it. I told her that God had sent us there for that reason and that the beds would be coming soon. Then she really started to cry. Tears of happiness.
Jason and I went right to work. We started a "Donate your "old bunk bed drive" at our Church. Beds and money came over and over. We spoke with furniture stores and and other outlets in town looking for the best price we could find. In just a few weeks between our ministry and our church God allowed us to deliver enough beds to sleep 26 people and had a few beds left over for expansion. More beds than they could sleep in ! Isn't that just like God...To meet the need and then some ?
Oh, there is a PS on this story. About a week later I was on the way to church thinking about those folks in the shelter. How were they going to get to church ? I got a witness right then! I spoke with Pastor Sims that day and the next week we started running a bus from the shelter to our church and back every Sunday and Wednesday. (Bus ministry was born). Over the last few months I have seen at least 8 people from the shelter saved right there in our church. SAVED !!!
I have to ask this question........What is your need ? Don't you think God knows where you are and what you need ? He knows about our friends in the shelter. He is answering there needs every day. Just ask him....I am sure that he will answer I am SURE !
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That's another amazing story. How long did it take to get the beds in there?
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