We Can Make A Difference!

Greetings Friends,

We have a wonderful report to share with you from the overseers of our Donation Center (aka. Blessing Center).  This Center is a place where general gift-in-kind donations are received on a regular basis and made available to those in need within our local and worldwide community.  We are just so blessed by the many wonderful people that God has sent our way, so that we can continue to make a difference in many lives.  We hope this report blesses you.

A woman has been donating clothes to us for a few years.  She came into the Blessing Center at Easter time to see if we had a suit for her grandson.  We did and she was so thankful.  She said the suit fit him perfectly and that it made him feel so proud.  She later sent a nice thank-you note saying that he would have had nothing if not for our help.  This was a blessing.  Then, she called again a few weeks later with a request for clothes for her grandson, because at age 17, he is now applying for a job.  She also had a request for a young girl having a baby.  So we decided we wanted to know more about this woman who had so much compassion for people. 

When we contacted her we found out that she was an older woman who loves to help the needy people in her area.  She collects clothes for women in need, most of whom are just out of prison.  Her heart is so big, and she says “Somebody has to help these women and believe enough to give them a second chance.”  Come to find out, this woman was once herself incarcerated for robbery.  While in prison, she gave her life to Jesus Christ through the faithfulness of a wonderful ministry that held church services there, and her life was miraculously changed.  When she was released from prison, she continued on in her walk with the Lord and had a passion, which she continues today, to help similar women in need.

Lately, she is finding many men and children, have been needing help but she doesn’t have the resources to help them.  She has reached out to us at WWLM to help her supply clothing for these people in need.  She shared that when she gives them anything she tells them about Salvation.  She said they become her friend, and with that connection is winning them to Christ. She always wants to have prayer when she calls or comes here, but this most recent visit, she brought her mother with her and asked if we could go out to the car & pray with her; which we did gladly.  This blessed our day,  It’s encounters like this that mean so much to us here at the Blessing Center.  Some of this work can be at times monotonous, but more and more we are getting a chance to reach into the lives of people and offer not only a needed item but also offer what is needed most ~ Jesus.  These people stay on our hearts and when we are praying we don't forget them but lift them up in prayer.

My friends this is just one report of how simple it is to reach out and help some one else in need. God Almighty has given all of us a blessing that can flow through to others. Whether you volunteer with us at the Blessing Center, or you give physical goods, or support financially, you truly are making a difference in the lives of those around you.  Without YOU, it wouldn’t be possible.  In addition to all that you do for WWLM, we encourage you to take a look around and find a way to bring some joy to another’s life.  You may be at school, work or in your neighborhood.  It is so simple! Just start by smiling at someone. Hug someone! Shake someone’s hand. Call somebody and tell them that you love them! Get out and volunteer!  And continue to give to help the poor! There are so many people that need you!  It doesn’t matter the size of your ‘gift’, it just matters that you give.  Do something to change someone’s life today and watch how it will impact and change your life!

God richly bless you
Crisaundra Mack & Krislynne Krukoski
Blessing Center Overseers