Do you get a flutter in your heart when you see people hurt by life? Do you wish you could help them in some small way but don’t know how because you’re just one person? Do you think you can’t do anything for God because you have no talents or money to give? Even harder questions to answer are: Do you look the other way when you see a homeless person on the street? or even harder: Do you say you want to do something but never put your words to action? Do you want God to “use” you but don’t make yourself available to be used? These are all questions I answered this past year.
There are ways to help that you may not even know about:
Do you have 1 hour a week? If so,
Serve food to people that don’t have much to eat
Sort and give out clothes to those that need them
Pick up people that don’t have transportation to get there
Just come and smile and have a conversation with someone who may not have had contact with a loving person that day.
Do you love kids and have 2 hours a week?
Teach a kids class and show love, trust and structure to those that don’t see it often.
You don’t have time but you have resources?
Donate:
- diapers/wipes
- drawstring backpacks and fleece blankets for the homeless
- gently used clothing and shoes
- hygiene products: deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, soap. All things if you didn’t have you would think more of.
I know everyone that reads this is aware of the needs there are in the world. We can’t “save the world” but we can help 1 person. That 1 person is thankful that we did.
Melissa Edmondson