Houston receives first shipment

2008-09-18

Jana and Randy Meeks received the first shipment of aid. Currently they are the only shelter open in the city. YOU have helped assist them in serving many without a home to go home to. They sent this thank you:

Just in the nick of time!!! The truck came and I did the happy dance! Every pallet contained some kind of answer to prayer. We are so overwhelmed with gratitude for the thoughtfulness of what you sent, Beans, spaghetti, cake mixes, stuffing, cans of vegetables, etc…....I can do so much with these presents. The shampoo was so needed as were the sanitary products and shoes. We had NO blankets….just sheets and not enough of them. And pillows!!!!! How did you know? O, I forgot, through Lord directs your steps. For the first time in days, I feel a huge relief from the constant burden of producing meals from nothing. Tomorrow I will go through the boxes and make gift boxes for each shelter resident and then we will begin the process of distributing some of the shipment to our neighbors who are still without power. We will probably take some to a couple of other local shelters if they actually get up and running. Right now, Red Cross tells us we are the only church shelter in the city. Surely more will come when they get power. Houston has taken a very hard hit, but we have much to be grateful for. We are not destroyed, just bruised and battered. We are blessed to have people like GIVING CHILDREN HOPE and all of your awesome partners to turn to in our time of crisis. You are truly hands of God. Thank you, from the depth of our hearts.

With Sincere Gratitude,

Randy and Jana Meeks

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