isaiah 58:10, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.
every year, dcm, does these things called food hampers. hundreds of ppl and churches throughout northern ireland and ireland, donate food, clothes, toiletries, toys, etc.. and the mission packs them into huge boxes and gives them to the neediest families we work with, and make up packages for all the ppl who come to the lighthouse 
(our homeless shelter), as well. i stood amazed, as our huge hall continued to fill up with so much food, so many clothes and bag after bag of stuff from the generosity of ppl's hearts. we were able to give away 140 mens packages to the homeless men last nite, all wrapped up in Christmas paper, and then 40 womans sets.. 
they were amazing!! great gifts.. and it was so cool to see their faces and their eyes lite up as they received something.. then, today, we were able to put together 60 huge boxes of so much food and household items for families that are so desperate for them. i just called one woman, who i have become quite close to, her name is antoinette, i met her 
and her lovely daugther, kerri, who is 14, my first week here.. and they have continued to be a part of what i do here, and part of my heart. they are living on lower than poverty standards, and have nothing. antoinette was telling me today that her spinabiffida is getting worse and her actual spine is slipping out her back!! and shes been in and out of hospital and on and off drugs for the pain, and literally has nothing for her daugther this Christmas, and said she was asking for God to help her, and then i rang and told her we had stuff to bring her,
she almost cried. pray for God to continue to work in her and kerri's life thru me and that God would touch her back and both of their hearts.
but ya, it has been an amazing week of seeing how God provides and cares so much for people and seeing the joy of someone receiving something who has nothing, has moved me so much more than i could ever write. God is all sufficient, so good, and loves people. all praise and glory be to Him who provides and cares.. its just been an amazing week of God blessing people and getting to be a part of that.
(our homeless shelter), as well. i stood amazed, as our huge hall continued to fill up with so much food, so many clothes and bag after bag of stuff from the generosity of ppl's hearts. we were able to give away 140 mens packages to the homeless men last nite, all wrapped up in Christmas paper, and then 40 womans sets.. 
they were amazing!! great gifts.. and it was so cool to see their faces and their eyes lite up as they received something.. then, today, we were able to put together 60 huge boxes of so much food and household items for families that are so desperate for them. i just called one woman, who i have become quite close to, her name is antoinette, i met her 
and her lovely daugther, kerri, who is 14, my first week here.. and they have continued to be a part of what i do here, and part of my heart. they are living on lower than poverty standards, and have nothing. antoinette was telling me today that her spinabiffida is getting worse and her actual spine is slipping out her back!! and shes been in and out of hospital and on and off drugs for the pain, and literally has nothing for her daugther this Christmas, and said she was asking for God to help her, and then i rang and told her we had stuff to bring her,
she almost cried. pray for God to continue to work in her and kerri's life thru me and that God would touch her back and both of their hearts.
but ya, it has been an amazing week of seeing how God provides and cares so much for people and seeing the joy of someone receiving something who has nothing, has moved me so much more than i could ever write. God is all sufficient, so good, and loves people. all praise and glory be to Him who provides and cares.. its just been an amazing week of God blessing people and getting to be a part of that.
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