Monday, November 2, 2009
Abundance
Abundance was sooooo evident this weekend. Here is one example of where I saw it.
A woman called a Lafayette, LA Church in distress. Her mom died awhile back and the house was finally selling. Now, they had to come in from out of state, hurry and pack everything (they wanted to donate most of it), close on the house, and then get back to their home-town and back to work. They had about a day and a half to get it all done and she was kind of panicked.
But, she happened to catch a CUPS volunteer who was answering her church's phone. She said "CUPS will help" and she activated some other CUPS volunteers who spent Friday helping pack and clear the house. The CUPS warehouse was SOOO full after that.
Friday, in the late afternoon, as the volunteers were resting from their packing/moving job, someone knocked on the CUPS door. They'd just had a fire and had lost everything. They were lucky to have a house to move into, but needed beds and a couch and a table and dishes and...- really, they had to start over and they needed everything.
SOOOO, Abundance working at it's best: The stuff we just took in went right out the door.
I love it when it works out that way!
Blessings!
A woman called a Lafayette, LA Church in distress. Her mom died awhile back and the house was finally selling. Now, they had to come in from out of state, hurry and pack everything (they wanted to donate most of it), close on the house, and then get back to their home-town and back to work. They had about a day and a half to get it all done and she was kind of panicked.
But, she happened to catch a CUPS volunteer who was answering her church's phone. She said "CUPS will help" and she activated some other CUPS volunteers who spent Friday helping pack and clear the house. The CUPS warehouse was SOOO full after that.
Friday, in the late afternoon, as the volunteers were resting from their packing/moving job, someone knocked on the CUPS door. They'd just had a fire and had lost everything. They were lucky to have a house to move into, but needed beds and a couch and a table and dishes and...- really, they had to start over and they needed everything.
SOOOO, Abundance working at it's best: The stuff we just took in went right out the door.
I love it when it works out that way!
Blessings!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Day One of Blogging....
It is with a little trepidation.... and lot of excitement that I start typing today.... It feels like the times I have tried to start journaling. The blank page (in this case, the blank screen) is a bit overwhelming.... so many possibilities.... where to start?
Well, this morning started with a group of ministers from Trinity Bible coming to tour the CUPS cafe/warehouse. There were about 8 of them and each of them were so excited and passionate about how they could best mobilize the people of Trinity Bible to connect with the various non-profits and service agencies in the area.
Meanwhile, Kenny (a gung-ho CUPS volunteer) has been making load after load with "in-coming" donations. The warehouse went from empty to full.... in about a day!
So, I'm feeling so motivated, which is good, because today is the day I had set aside to set up "social media".... So, I've been setting up facebook accounts and blogger accounts (hence, the blog!).... and I'm dreaming about all the possibilities for using these new tools to share how CUPS is serving the community and how others can join in the fun.
I'm looking forward to this journey!
Well, this morning started with a group of ministers from Trinity Bible coming to tour the CUPS cafe/warehouse. There were about 8 of them and each of them were so excited and passionate about how they could best mobilize the people of Trinity Bible to connect with the various non-profits and service agencies in the area.
Meanwhile, Kenny (a gung-ho CUPS volunteer) has been making load after load with "in-coming" donations. The warehouse went from empty to full.... in about a day!
So, I'm feeling so motivated, which is good, because today is the day I had set aside to set up "social media".... So, I've been setting up facebook accounts and blogger accounts (hence, the blog!).... and I'm dreaming about all the possibilities for using these new tools to share how CUPS is serving the community and how others can join in the fun.
I'm looking forward to this journey!
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