Giving LOVE one bag at a time…
100’s of Love Does Bags for Foster children were made on Serve Day at Bible Fellowship Church in Ventura!!!
‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40
Several groups came together to improve and beautify the Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter. With an opportunity to help make this house a home for the women and children living there ACTION, Stonebridge Community Church, Cornerstone Community Church, Interface, and local businesses came together to not only fix beds, doors and windows within the house but also clearing out the backyard and putting in a new play structure. Through Serve Day many churches and businesses were able to help bring some comfort and normalcy to families who desperately need just that.
There were two awesome stories. Through two men from different churches connecting on Saturday, one was able to connect the other with a job that he’s starting today and he had been in need, recently getting out of a rehab program. At another site, a store owner who was observing the volunteers was impressed with their hard work and offered a job as well. Neither of them could do it, but they were able to connect him with someone who was interested.
Since quite a few people who had not signed up to do so, brought baked goods in abundance, we were able to go to many more places than we had planned and make good connections in praying with those people. The Chief of Police just stopped by after church yesterday to ask for the names of those who had been involved with the goody bags to the Police Officers because he was so grateful for the encouragement to them, and wanted to thank those who had baked.
Margarita LaRue
Santa Paula Serve Day Coordinator for Light of the City, an arm of SP Police Clergy Council
Comments from those being SERVED at The Samaritan Center….
“What an amazing day we had for Serve Day at the Samaritan Center. Volunteers were here working and didn’t even know what the Samaritan Center represents. It was evident that some were not connected with any church but families that were getting involved in their community. There were families that were helping their kids complete community service requirements. There moms connecting with daughters. There were best friends spending the day together. We got so many projects completed!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ORGANIZING THIS EVENT FOR THE SAMARITAN CENTER.”
Betty
Betty S. Eskey
Executive Director
The Samaritan Center
805-579-9166 Office
805-520-2577 Fax
