Operation Christmas Card.

We want to give thanks to God for allowing us to have given several mothers a hand at Christmas time to get toys and food for their children...the Lord gave one of us the idea to give out Walmart cards to mothers who needed them, and we DID! It was touching! One sweet lady cried and said she was praying for God to help her, and He did! Another lady was a wheelchair bound grandmother who was raising her 6 year old grandson because she had just lost her daughter (his mother) and she was on a limited budget for Christmas.....and we were so happy to bless her with Walmart cards for toys and food. How blessed we are...to bless others. It truly feels better to give than to receive!

It was brought to our attention that a widow woman was just getting by after paying her bills and had little left over to get medicine....and necessities, and we were able to bless her with Walmart cards to help her get her necessities for a few months....It turns out that she was a widow of a minister of the Gospel! Oh , how He provides!

When we give, it does not have to always be monetary. Give your time, love, kindness, or a smile and an encouraging word about God. Whatever you give to others....He will bless!

A spring day in the midst of winter

This morning, Jason, (my grandsons,Miles and Lee), and I went downtown to find Jimmy(one of our friends tht lived in a tent) because he was on my mind most of the week. We searched around town for a while looking for him. Since the City of Sumter tore down tent city we have had some trouble keeping up with our friends who lived there. They are hard to find because they spend time hiding from the city police. So they tend to move around town and hide their tents when they are away from them.

We had gone through McDonald's drive thru window and had a few breakfast biscuits with us .  After a little while we found him looking for breakfast in a dumpster behind an electrical company.  He was skinny and did not look so healthy but he seemed to be in good spirits.  It was a beautiful day on Saturday, it was about 70 deg. and very sunny. So, we offered him the bag of biscuits and visited with him for a long while.

While we were talking with him...I had a thought about how nice the day was and how nice our visit with him was...But...I know the cold weather is coming soon.  It is very hard on these folks who live outside in the winter. I pray that God would help us and the other ministries in Sumter to figure out how to help all of these folks who have nothing and live outside. We will continue to "Go to where they are" as long as God sends us.  I ask for your prayers for the folks who live outside and for all of the good ministries here in town that try to help as God directs.