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April Showers, May Flowers?
By web | May 20, 2009
“Rain, Rain Go Away. Come Again Another Day“
The Drought is over according to our local weather forecasters. After such a long period with out rain it almost feels mean spirited to wish it would stop. Waking up with the rain, working in the rain, watching clients get soaked as they came to register for food. Unlike the drought, hunger and need did not stop with the rain.
March was incredibly busy. We saw a 47% increase year to date over the previous year and we are in an economic slow-down. The best surprise was witnessing the faithfulness of God. The Caring Place was blessed by individual’s, churches, businesses, and several organizations with donations of clothing and food. We met this increase of need through God’s wonderful blessings.
April was not quite as busy as March but we continued to see the trend of more than 1,000 bags of food given away. In fact, The Caring Place has not fallen below 1,000 bags per month since July 2008. Our many volunteers worked very hard to pack food bags, sort and hang clothing, and to reach out in love to each consumer.
May began with a rush of need. Many families are coming to The Caring Place for the first time. It is an awesome responsibility given by God to be His servants to hurting people. Remeber The Caring Place with your prayers and donations.
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