Well, My truck is packed full of supplies that have been so generously donated for the people of Joplin. Some wonderful people from church spent their Friday night helping us fit it it their with their amazing packing skills. I am tired and ready to leave tomorrow to do I don't know what for people I do not know. Best of all, tonight I feel a little better about humanity.
Just when you think the world is falling apart, people have a way of amazing you. My wife gets a crazy notion that we should help out a town of people we have no connection to, two hours away. She launches a Facebook campaign the next morning and now, 4 days later we have at least 2 truck-loads of supplies and 4 more volunteers coming with us. I don't even know most of the people who donated to our little effort, but God bless them for taking the time to collect and deliver the bundles of stuff to our door.
It amazes me too how the times that we see the most selfless actions often follow great tragedy. My heart was wrenched when I learned that one lady made a donation as selfless as any I have ever seen. She lost her baby due to a miscarriage the same day that the city of Joplin was devastated. Her nursery was already stocked with diapers and other baby supplies. I can't imagine the pain she is personally going through and yet she donated her son's supplies to help another mother who was suffering in a different way. There are not words to describe that kind of character. Please pray for her as you pray for the other families who have suffered so much this week.
I hardly feel deserving of the honor of delivering these few items. I just hope that tomorrow, we might help someone who needs help. I just hope I can show the love of Christ to someone who needs it. It has been an amazing few days already thanks to everyone's generosity. I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.
I'll update you all later.
Just when you think the world is falling apart, people have a way of amazing you. My wife gets a crazy notion that we should help out a town of people we have no connection to, two hours away. She launches a Facebook campaign the next morning and now, 4 days later we have at least 2 truck-loads of supplies and 4 more volunteers coming with us. I don't even know most of the people who donated to our little effort, but God bless them for taking the time to collect and deliver the bundles of stuff to our door.
It amazes me too how the times that we see the most selfless actions often follow great tragedy. My heart was wrenched when I learned that one lady made a donation as selfless as any I have ever seen. She lost her baby due to a miscarriage the same day that the city of Joplin was devastated. Her nursery was already stocked with diapers and other baby supplies. I can't imagine the pain she is personally going through and yet she donated her son's supplies to help another mother who was suffering in a different way. There are not words to describe that kind of character. Please pray for her as you pray for the other families who have suffered so much this week.
I hardly feel deserving of the honor of delivering these few items. I just hope that tomorrow, we might help someone who needs help. I just hope I can show the love of Christ to someone who needs it. It has been an amazing few days already thanks to everyone's generosity. I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.
I'll update you all later.
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