All Part of the Family

I am so thankful this week. Tuesday I got a phone call from a couple I became friends with when I started volunteering at More than a Meal last summer. It was filled with good news: he has a job that will become permanent next week and they have their utilities turned back on permanently because now they can pay on their bill [since he has a job]. The reason they haven't been at More than A Meal in awhile is their truck engine blew up, and I started this week giving them a ride to More than A Meal.

I'm also so thankful and excited about how much potential there is for my Kingdom Assignment money to be multiplied. I am going to use some of the money to buy supplies to make some crafts to sell. I'm going to make some more letters like I made for the prisoners in December, and some out of clay at the pottery studio. I'm also making some hearts for Valentine's Day since I am going to be able to sell some at the Bake Sale they have at work for Valentine's Day. The really cool part is that I have gotten one offer and leads to more from other crafty people who are willing to donate some of their goods to be sold for my Kingdom Assignment as well!

I will be looking for other opportunities to sell them, so if you are interested please let me know. I can do custom orders for specific letters and colors, so think of people who are getting married or having a new baby, or a friend or family member with a birthday coming up!

The title of this post refers to something my friend Robert said at our table at More than A Meal this week. [Robert is the man who told me he would buy school clothes and supplies last week.] In the last month or two I have started eating with the table I serve and last night Robert had saved me a seat and called me part of the family. The awesome part is that most of the people at the table are not related by our own blood, but certainly by the blood of Christ.