Testimonies, tears of joy,
appreciation, support, and most important LOVE.
Those are some words to describe last Saturday Dec 18th as SAL handed out
blankets, coats, hats, scarves, gloves, and toiletries to the homeless at
Tabernacle Church; who also provided a hot meal as well. We were touched by the testimonies from the
men and women we helped that day. One
woman was healed and delivered from drugs, while another was in a shelter for
abused women in hopes to move on from a battered relationship. She was very guarded at first, but began to
open up once she realized we were not only there to help but to listen and
support her in any way possible. One man
received a coat and took off his own coat to donate back to us. He could’ve kept both, knowing he was homeless
but he was generous to give back in return and bless someone else. In doing so he showed the true meaning of
what we were trying to accomplish, its being better to give then to receive. Throughout the day we all witnessed acts of
kindness from those volunteering, to the people we helped. There were tears of joy and goose bumps as we
all witness the compassion and love working through each one of us. By the end of the day we ended up exceeding
our goal of 200 blankets, coats, hats, scarves, and gloves, and were able to drop items off at the Seattle
Union Gospel Mission: Hope Place. We
thank everyone that volunteered their time as well as those that were able to
donate and drop off items. Warm Winter
Project could not have been a success with out your kind generosity.
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| Meet Bones! An amazing man, he was so grateful! |
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