Wendy's Annual "God Did It" Report
September 2010 to August 2011
God's still doing it!
Each September we attempt to hold still for a few minutes and remember what God has done through the last 12 months. It is a time to stop and say thank you to all who have invested in us, and show you what we, with God’s help, have done with your investment.
September * Completed our 6th year supported by the community * Da Vinci High weekly prayer walk begins* Sisters in Ministry 6th Annual Conference * Canned garden produce * Second year with Salvation Army for KE Intern Training * (KE = Kids’ Explosion) *Second year partnership with Mary Ann Magiera from The League Michigan * Boys and girls - Lazy B Ranch weekend trip *Journey to Better health continues weekly to teach us healthy cooking, eating habits, and Bible study * Teens learn to can pickles *Jackson Area Career Center helps update Payday games
October * KE running as an after school program in 7 neighborhoods weekly * Friday Night Pizza Parties with Interns for KE Training * Redeemer Lutheran Thursday Prayer Group celebrates our 5th year * Family Life Radio’s Servant Saturday helps clean toys for the 2010 Priceless Gift Toy Store * New building for the Priceless Gift Toy Store (back on Greenwood) *Thank you Ben Latocki and Dr Vanteau South Africa sends missionaries to us! * Promote toy store in schools and churches all over our city
November * City of Zion completes 2nd year as food pantry – Thank you Acts 4:9 for your help! * Angel Food Ministries 6th year delivery * 275 Thanksgiving Baskets partnered with Christ’s Kingdom Ministries * Priceless Gift Toy Store opens for the 6th year
December * Priceless Gift Toy Store serves 6,656 children from both Jackson and Detroit * 1,700 large personal care baskets made * 768 Dollies redressed by Janet and Barbie * 250 Baby Quilts made by the Postal Quilters * 250 Christmas Dinner Boxes given through Christ’s Kingdom Ministries and City of Zion * Meijer donates $5,000 - for toy store! Yea God! * God gave vision for new Laundry Angel Ministry - thank you Wellspring * YMCA partners to celebrate Interns *Bob and Pat Harvey catch vision of doubling KE with 2nd missionary and team
January * Soup cooks Carol Campbell and Helen Alcenius celebrate 2nd year of great soup *learned how to make laundry soap for $1 per gallon! Thank you Helen! * Celebration Dinner for workers at the Priceless Gift Toy Store * Community Gardeners plan for THE BIG SEED with 8,000 invitations to grow the biggest pea plant and Cascades Elementary create coloring books. * Laundry Angel serves 1 single mom family weekly * Pastor Chuck from Jackson Free Methodist introduces Pastor Priscilla
February * Acts 4:9 Church serving as sponsor of Mission: Wardrobe 2nd year providing great clothing for the children in elementary school * Men’s Garden Club, Mr. Owens and my big brother help support the BIG SEED * Partner with Rivertree Church for Family Night at the YMCA * Laundry Angel opens to whosoever will with free laundry service weekly partnership with Washtub Laundry - Brooklyn Exponent and St Catherine’s in Concord to fund *Vista Grande Villa Wellness Fair and Quilting Parties *KE Interns join fun at Waterloo family camp and swimming party thank you Herbergs and group! *Sisters in Ministry Volunteers Breakfast
March * March reading month partners with The Big Seed to read Princess and the Pea, inviting kids to garden thank you to Princess Mary Ann Magiera and Princess Pebbles *Partnered kids with elderly for Easter gifts
April * Help Interns throw their own Prom for 20 of their friends – thank you so much all who helped, that was an unforgettable night for all who attended * 2nd year of morning Prayer Walks around our schools and city * Help kids at St. Mary’s with Easter Baskets for their adopted grandmas and grandpas, they are part of the 1,700 gifts delivered to our nursing homes this Easter * Kayla goes home to be with the Lord
May * THE BIG SEED gives away 547 small or portable gardens * Jackson Area Career Center donates plants for BIG SEED * Scrapbook Prom with Interns * May 15 First Annual Prayer Walk for the city of Jackson - 80% of city covered even in 42 degree weather and rain! *Jill Paz commits to join our team as 2nd KE Team Leader- Pastor Priscilla and Jill partner for KE in Spanish
June * Start new KE summer season * 2nd year partners with Hope Church * Thursday afternoon training hosted by Clark Lake Community Church, dinner hosted by New Jerusalem Church * BEST SUMMER YET - great fellowship with our interns, great swimming, great fun* Kid’s Fest 7th year * our 6th Outreach at the King Center * 2nd year with the Free Lunch Program, Tuesday kids can come eat free with us between English and Spanish KE parties * Chelsea Church comes to Jackson for a mission trip –throwing a party for memory work at Clark Lake Boat Club
July * 16 KE Parties happening each week * Kelly and Deb finish 2nd year of bookkeeping – thank you so much * Weekly gardening parties with cool off swimming at Finley’s family pool * 1st year partner with JPS @ Cascades summer school / After School options * Cooking class takes road trip to Ann Arbor Whole Foods * Deeper Still Bible study with Diane
August * Finished Summer KE * Second Garden Tour * Three day camping trip for our KE Interns – thank you Marble Springs, Brian, and everybody else! * Party for Salvation Army Day camp last day * Gave $25 awards for Father’s Love Letter to 1 recipient totaling 21 * Vet prayer quilt number 583 given
Thank you to all who helped with Kids’ Explosion this summer!
Mondays – YMCA, Indian Village, and Southridge Park
Tuesdays – Together We Can Make a Difference (English and Spanish), Sun Valley, and Ashton Ridge
Wednesdays – Salvation Army, Loomis Park, Shahan Apartments, and Arbors at Lakeside
Thursdays – King Center, Cascades Elementary, and Chalet Terrace
And Intern Training at Clark Lake
PRAISE GOD FOR ALL HE HAS DONE! And Thank You for investing in us!
So what is next?
September 30 - December 9: Kid’s Explosion
Mondays - M.A.D. House - 224 W. Wilkins from 4:30-5:30pm
Tuesdays - Shahan Apartments Club House from 4:30-5:30pm
Wednesdays - Northeast Elementary School from 4-5pm
Thursdays - Chalet Terrace Club House 4:30-5-30pm
Fridays - Southridge Park Club House 5-6pm and Salvation Army 4-5pm
Priceless Gift Toy Store
Tuesdays - Craft at 224 W. Wilkins 10-4
Thursdays - Sort and Clean Toys 1501 E Michigan 10-4
Plan Toy Collections all over the City
Nov 21 - 23 Set-up Toy Store at 1501 E Michigan
Nov 25 - Dec 15 Toy Store Runs!
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Yea! - God did it:
4,507 children received Toys for Christmas!!!
Read What Happened at Jackson's Together We Can Make a Difference Ministry House
Series of emails from Wendy Wight: (scroll to the bottom to see PHOTOS)
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: TOY STORE IS FINISHED!!!
Date: December 21, 2008
ALL GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!!! THE 2008 PRICELESS GIFT TOY STORE IS FINISHED!!!
4,507 TOTAL CHILDREN SERVED, 1,500 PERSONAL CARE BASKETS DELIVERED, 246 FAMILIES HELPED WITH CHRISTMAS DINNER.
Praise God! Jackson, you have been such a blessing to so many people!!
Thank you Lord for the 505 baby blankets. We had home made, new baby blankets to give 12 of the 14 days the toy store was open! Thank you POST OFFICE QUILTERS!! You Rock!!
Thank you Lord for the 3,815 Christmas Stockings that were made by many hands! Pam, and the helpers through FAMILY LIFE RAIDO, and many more! We have 333 left as seed for next year.
Pam came into the house yesterday and asked if we could expand next year to nursing homes to give Grandmas and Grandpas a chance to gift their grandchildren? (for just a minute, I felt like a new mom being asked when I will have my next baby)
Oh God you are so, so GOOD! Last night I crashed a Christmas party in progress, and found a wonderful YEA GOD story! Jeanette and "kidos" form Acts 4:9 (a local church) brought their hand made gifts to our toy store, 60 marshmello guns, and 100 brain teeser puzzles tons of batteries, and as they were leaving, they overheard Pastor Bev asking a young mom about the heat problem in their home. Jeanette got contact information, the group did a house check, and Lord willing, the family with 5 kids, and another comming after Christmas, will have both a furnace and hot water heater that realy work.
THANK YOU ALL WHO HELPED PROVIDE CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR 100 FAMILEIS ON THE EAST SIDE WITH PASTOR BEV AND DAVE GOOLSBY, AND 146 FAMILIES AT OUR NEIGHBOR CITY OF ZION. God is doin' it, and HE is using HIS people.
Pastor Dave Goolsby has been given an opportunity to double his personal gift to a local food pantry. If you would like to help him make the largest investment possible, he will need to do this by December 28. The money must be given in his name, so there will be no tax benifit to anyone helping him. If you are interested, please contact him at 517 768-8077.
The Christmas shelves are all put away. The carpet is cleaned, and rolled, and hung from the rafters. The furniture is all back in place. Everything has been mopped once (Carole will mop 2 more times before she is happy). We are now ready to celebrate Jesus with our own family. Thank you Fred, Mike, Mike, Mike, and Rob for all your efforts yesterday!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
In His service - Wendy
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: 2 DAYS LEFT
Date: December 18, 2008
ALL GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!! GOD'S DOIN' IT!!!
463 KIDS YESTERDAY, NEW TOTAL 3,915. YEA GOD!!
1500 BASKETS!! 54 STILL NEED SHAMPOO, 50 SHAMPOO SHOULD COME TODAY FROM 2ND HARVEST.!!!!
Thank you Lord for all the people you have sent to help move this mountain!! Yesterday we added 12 business partners that Abbie Smith had drawn in. Abbie heard about us through the Cit. Pat. and brought all her energy, and friends, and co-workers to help! Thank you all who know Abbie! What a blessing you have been this year!
With Abbie's contacts added, the new business-school-church total on our card is 96. Last year this total was closer to 60. Thank you God for all the people you are drawing together!
What a blessing to see our neighbors faithfulness to finish this job. This is Linda's 4th Toy Store! Mary mans the door for all 3 years at our 224 W.Wilkins address. Carole is still holding down the Kitchen, and scrubbing up the messiest of the toys. Miss Elaine has been added this year. She is able to look through all the little pieces and make stocking stuffers out of what most of us couldn't. New also this year is Fred! Frank decided that Wendy's car shouldn't haul cardboard away this year, and made me promise to let it wait for him. Fred came along and has helped Frank with not only this project, but daily cleans the sidewalks and driveway, and gives shoppers rides home, and helps move the toys from outside to inside. Thank you God for each person you bring. Our old friend Keith is back from last year! Pat helped most of yesterday, and Trisha not only folded LOVE LETTERS all night to get us ready, but has spent countless hours changing batteries, wrapping baskets and helping where ever she could. Thank you Lord for each person who has given of themselves to bless Jackson.
Thank you Lord for Janie, who helped bring Thrivent money to finish the baskets, and worked all day telling no one it was her BIRTHDAY yesterday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANIE!! You are very much loved.
Today we prepare and give 200 Christmas dinners. Pray for us!
In His Service - Wendy
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: Detroit Gifts
Date: December 16, 2008
YEA GOD!! THANK YOU JACKSON!!
Yesterday Rev. George arrived at 3pm, and by 3:15 we had loaded all that God had provided. Thank you for the coats, we shared 27 of them. Thank you for the food, we shared what was brought to the house and a check for $500. Thank you for the stockings, stuffed animals, hand made airplanes, socks and underwear, new hats, and all the zipper bags of soap and shampoo. We had 20 trapper-keeper folders that we shared for the guys who are back in school. Thank you all for the loving response to these presious ones.
Yesterday, the last $100 gift certificate turned into money. Thank you all for your help.
Today's big goal is to make as many as possible of the 400 baskets we have left.
We plan to give 200 family Christmas Dinners on Thursday. Please pray for us to find the best prices on the things we still need.
In HIS service - Wendy
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: ONLY 3 TOY STORE DAYS LEFT
Date: December 14, 2008
YEA GOD!!! THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP AGAIN TODAY!!!
Only 166 kids served today,so we had time as a team to find 350 stockings & Love Letters, 200 medium size new stuffed animals, 96 black bags, 100 weekly pill dispensers, new pens, and start collecting hotel size soap for the Detroit homeless vets. God brought 7 bran new coats, and a start for the food baskets. Brooklyn's Julie W. is networking her friends who are supporting the military, and David from St. Vincent will both help Rev. George make stronger connections in the Detroit area.
Rev. George will bring a truck to our house on Monday at 3pm to take our gifts back to Detroit. Thank you for all the love shown to these precious men who gave of themselves for us! We are asking God for a coat for each of the 50 men who don't have one now. We are asking God for gifts for their 200 children. We are asking God for food for the school age families Rev. George has on her list. We know Detroit has been hard hit. They need our prayer, and if God leads, our gifts.
Thank you God for all the help today from our neighbors, Westwinds and RIVERTREE Community Churches. We had about 1 hour where we needed to pray warfare and sing in God's glory. We asked God if there was something unholy in the house and reminded ourselves who we are, and where our power comes from. The attack left with one of the shoppers. Lord we pray you surround that situation with your love and glory. We pray you break the power of the enemy in the life of that person, and bring them into your kingdom.
As we work together, we have become painfully aware of many families with young adults who are homeless right now. These are our own children, church families, who's young ones have chosen a way their parents cannot support. Please pray for God's wisdom, forgiveness, love, compassion, help, and revelation for these precious ones and their families so very close to our hearts.
The baskets we were expecting today never arrived. God knows why.
So, 3,453 total kids served, including the 350 Detroit vets and their kids. Baskets still stand at 1,116.
Thank you to all who are praying, sweating, and giving. God is using HIS people to accomplish HIS work in Jackson. Thank you for your obedience to HIS voice.
In HIS service - Wendy
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: 4 DAYS LEFT OF THE TOY STORE
Date: December 13, 2008
ALL GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!!!!!
2,940 KIDS SERVED!! 1116 BASKETS READY TO GIVE!!!
THANK YOU GOD! NO MORE FIGHTS SINCE THAT FIRST DAY!!! MANY DONATIONS COMING IN THE BACK DOOR AS WE SEND THE PARENTS OUT THE FRONT!!
Thank You Lord!! We have only 3 more $100 gift cards to sell!!
Help me pray for Rev. George. She is a minister in Detroit who works with 150 Vietnam Vets. She gives them a Christmas party every year. This year's date is Dec. 19. The toys she shares with them for their families come through Toys for Tots, as of yesterday, Detroit has NO TOYS FROM THE TOYS FOR TOT EFFORTS to share with her. When the workers go to the boxes, there is nothing there.
Rev. George's first prayer is for coats. She has 50 over men who don't have a winter coat. Her next prayer if for food. Her pantry cupboards are empty. Her last request from Daddy, as we prayed and cried together was for their children. She will be in Jackson on Monday. We will share with her from the toy store. There are 10 St. Vincent DePaul Stores in Detroit that she hasn't partnered with who can help with the coats and maybe some food. We are working quickly help her network. Please pray that God will so bless the cries of this woman, that lives will be different through her faithful service.
Yesterday I watched a wonderful thing happen. We have a neighbor who comes occasionally to steal. Sometimes he ask for things like soap or toilet paper, well, yesterday he came in and handed me his toy store coupon and number for the line. He said he tried to come to take things for kids he doesn't have, but couldn't. He handed me the papers and apologized. He warmed himself for a few minutes and said "Miss Wendy, what I really need is a roll of toilet paper". I went to the pantry and gave him some. He said thank you, then "Miss Wendy, there are 2 people in my house with colds. This paper will last alot longer if I had some Kleenex too". I looked and we had Kleenex to share, As he started out the back door, he stopped and said "We really appreciate what you all are doin' here. You may never know how much it means to this neighborhood." I had to ask him to wait a minute and went to get him a FATHERS LOVE LETTER. I told him he may not need toys, but this letter was especially for him. I asked if I could hug him, he said he would like that.
STORIES LIKE THAT ARE WHY WE SPEND 3 MONTHS EVERY YEAR TO SCRUB DIRTY DONATED TOYS! HIS HEART WAS MADE READY TO RECEIVE THE LOVE LETTER, NOT LIKE A TRACK FROM A STRANGER, BUT AS AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE FROM A HAND WHO HE KNOWS HAS BEEN DAILY DOING ALL WE CAN TO MEET NEEDS.
Please pray for a new family in town. They came for a job here that dissolved as they drove into town. There are 7 in this family. Pray for their daughter Lori, she has a health condition that demands she use a port to eat and take her meds. Yesterday her father called and said the port is plugged, and their local Dr. was not available. They also need food, and most important work. This family left good jobs in the south to come here. They believe God called them to Jackson, and so do I. The Family have a burden for Jackson's christian business people. The prayer they are fervent about is not Jackson's church, but her christian business people to be real about their faith at work, to invite God into that space, to begin to go to work early to pray! To invite their co-workers into that prayer time, saved and unsaved, to allow God to show up and show off. I believe this family brings another piece of the puzzle called NEW JACKSON. We have been meeting Tuesday mornings for 1 1/2 years. There is a group growing of people crying out before the Lord for our town, and country and world. The next meeting will be in January.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYER SUPPORT, YOUR DIRTY HANDS, AND TIRED BACKS. GOD'S DOIN' IT THROUGH HIS PEOPLE.
Just 4 days left. YEA GOD!!! - Wendy
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: ONLY 5 TOY STORE DAYS LEFT!
Date: December 11, 2008
YEA GOD!!! WE ARE ON THE FINISHING SIDE OF THIS MOUNTIAN!!
Today we served 401 children. This brings our total to 2,703 children. Yea God!!!
Thank you to all who have prayed, helped, and financaly supported this effort!!!
We have used every piece of wicker available from our house, St. Vincent DePaul, and Encore. Thank you for all your donations. 1116 baskets made as of today.
Saturday we are expecting 400 baskets from the Flint St. Vincent DePaul's Store. They are comming to Lansing, and our St. Vincent will be going to Lansing too. Thank you Lord for the free ride for the free baskets!!!
Wednesday we were given 13 $100. gift certificates. We are still looking for 7 more to turn into cash. Thank you all for your help with this!!
Thank you all who helped clean out the Robinson Road pole barn. Every toy has been brought to the Wilkin Street address. Yea God!!!
Thank you to all who helped with the baskets so far! All have been brought home from City of Zion's basement. We are looking for the best buy on shampoo, still missing at least 300. Bars of soap, 300 more, 200 more tooth brushes, 300 Toothpaste, 200 more washcloths. Thank you God, you will do everything you want through your people!!!
Thank you all for your prayer support. God will bless as we continue to pray.
In His Service - Wendy
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: Toy store update
Date: December 9, 2008
Thank you to one and all who have been praying, helping, supporting in any way!
As of today we have served 1,894 children through the toy store. We have made 975 baskets. Praise God! He's still doin it!!!!
We have supplies for about 50 more baskets, then we will have depleted both our wicker basket, and shampoo sorces.
Thank you Dawn Williams, and Kathleen Sampson who helped Annie Bartag with Trellis Gardens (a portion of Vista Grande Villa) make baskets yesterday. The residents had a good time helping and singing Christmas Carols. They also have a bunch of toys that need battaries and will continue to work on them.
Wednesday 4pm will be our next attempt to move the toys from 318 Robinson Road to the Carriage House on Wilkins St.. Our last attempt got snowed out.
We are getting ready for the food giveaway in 2 places next week. Thank you Westwinds for all the gift cards to help fill these baskets!!!! Thank you Acts 4:9 for the money given in November, we still have almost half to go for Christmas!
Wednesday 8am Meijer will present us with 13 $100.00 gift cards from their efforts. We have food sources like 2nd harvest much cheaper then we can find at Meijer. If anyone would like to trade cash for a gift card, that money will go for filling the Christmas Boxes as effectively as possible.
We have decided to end Kid's Explosion Mon-Thur groups this week instead of next. We couldn't find enough help for next week to keep it going. Thank you to all who have helped!!!! We will re-tool and be back with the Kids in February.
Thank everybody for all the prayer support!
In His Service - Wendy
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: Day 5 Toy Store
Date: December 5, 2008
Yea God! Today the team served another 240 children, for a 1,606 total so far!
Thank you Dave Kemler and crew who ran the store without me today. They did an excellent job! Every one was smiling when I could finely join them from the Angel Food Orders. Yea God!
Dawn Williams is back!!!!!! Thank you Lord!!!! She has strict insturctions to visit California only AFTER THE TOY STORE IS FINISHED IN THE FUTURE!! just kidding, When we wrap the baskets that are ready in the dinning room, we will have a total of 903 so far. PRAISE GOD!
We are all out of washclothes, and low on toothbrushes, soap, deoderent, and toothpaste. We will be able to build some baskets tomorrow, Daddy, thank you for providing just in time for each need!
Monday we will go to Vista Grand Villa from 2-4pm to help our friends at Trellis Gardens build 50 baskets. Dawn is looking for a few partners to help if your schedule allows.
Saturday 2pm we plan to clean out the pole barn on Robinson Rd. We will be helped by a group from Star Commonwealth. This is their 2nd party with us. They have already spent an evening cleaning toys.
Kid's Explosion is still goin strong! Thank you to all you faithful servents.
Thank you for your prayers! That is the most valuable investment you can make in us. We can feel the warmth like a blanket when we are prayed for.
In His Service - Wendy
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: 4th Day at the Toy Store
Date: December 4, 2008
YEA! GOD'S STILL DOIN IT!!!
275 KIDS TODAY, 1,366 KIDS TOTAL SO FAR!!!
PRAISE GOD FOR ALL THE HELP!! PRAISE GOD FOR ALL THE TOY GIFTS!!!
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO GAVE OF THIER TIME, ENERGY, TOYS, AND CASH!!!
841 BASKETS READY TO GIVE, all out of toothpaste, toothburshes, deoderent, and whole bars of soap. Thank you God for all you have done, and all you still doing.
Still need to move the rest of toys from Robinson Road.
Thank you for all the prayer support, We can realy feel the difference when the prayer cover is in place.
In His Service - Wendy
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: Toy Store Day 3
Date: December 3, 2008
Thank You one and all for your prayer support, labor, and love!
GOD'S DOIN IT!!!!!
Today we served 308 children, for a total of 1091 this far. We have built 700 baskets, thank you CKM and Parnell Elementary. Diane and Diane prepared maybe 100 more ready to wrap today, Pastor Bev ordered shampoo and t.p,. to come tomorrow.
The flavor of the house was much better today. Thank you for all your continued prayer. It is the only power that we can depend on!
We have one more truck load to move from the pole barn on Robinson, Thank you to all who have helped move the mountain! We hope to move the rest tomorrow morning, with volunteers from St. Vincent.
Today we recieved 4 skids of new toys through Catholic Charieits, who recieved them from Sam's Club. They are beautiful! The parents are shocked and amazed at the generosity of Jackson!
Western's Destination Imagination group brought gifts today. They helped last year and they are back!
Acts 4:9 brought hand made marshmallow guns and brain teaser puzzles put together beautifully packaged by their church kids. They also provided batteries, many pounds of batteries, and deodorant and lots of encouragement!
Christmas Dinner Boxes - the empty ones - 100 have been delivered to City of Zion for storage. Acts 4:9 will take 30 to CKM when decorated, 10 CKM will decorate, so we are still looking for help with 60 for CKM.
2nd Harvest Christmas order we plan to place Tuesday, 10am, with Pastor Bev's lead at City of Zion. Pray for us as we double the food pantry efforts.
Kid's Explosion has continued! Praise God for the faithfulness of His people. George, Elaine, Leann, Megan, and others are still goin strong! Leann will help until she leaves town December 13. Please pray for us, Monday December15, and Wednesday December 17 we need one more up front person to help MC.
In His Service - Wendy
From: differencemakers6@gmail.com
Subject: 2nd Day Toy Store
Date: December 1, 2008
GOD IS GOOD, AND HE HEARS OUR PRAYERS!!!!
Thank you all for your prayers! Our 2nd day was much sweeter. First day 475 kids, 2nd day 308 for a total so far 783. Our next big job is to move all the toys from the pole barn on Robinson to the carriage house. There is enough room now. We have exausted our almost free shampoo supply by the end of today. Instead of getting it for .15 per bottle, we will now be paying closer to 1.00 each. Pray for wisdom and resorses. The thrivent insurance group would like to donate $700.00 to the cause. Just in time! Frank and Lorae were such a blessing these 2 days taking away all the cardboard and seeing the project from fresh eyes.
Thank you all!
God's Doin It!
In His Service, - Wendy
From: "Wendy Wight"
Date: November 29, 2008 9:27 AM
Subject: Toy Store First Day
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR US !!!!!
Yesterday was our first day of this years toy store. It was the most challanging yet. We had 2 fights in the front yard as people waited for their turn, and one on the inside between the helpers. Please pray for our safety as we finish what we have started. Please pray for the people we serve to understand that as they recieve, someone else has given. Please pray for our eyes and hearts to grow the the size required to do this well. Please pray for the Holy Spirits presence in the house to be like oil between us.
The better side of the story is We have a beautiful Christmas Card in the front yard, We hope to add the group names today. Thank you Diane! and Carl! We had Christmas Carols and a recorder playing non stop yesterday as people waited. Thank you Margaret and David! We had a total of 22 volunteers who helped make this all happen!
All for now - Wendy
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