Christmas Eve

This morning Michael, our neighbor, Camden, and I met our church group at 10am to prepare lunch for homeless in Atlanta. We traveled to Little Five Points Community Center and handed out clothes, deer stew, bread and water. We also delivered over 300 blankets, 200 sets of gloves and other various warm things. It was a very enjoyable morning. Camden had received a huge bag of Tootsie Rolls for Christmas. He saved them and passed them out to the people that came for our food. He didn't really understand what we were doing until we left and showed him some of the living situations of some of the people in Atlanta. He was quite humbled. He went home and thanked his mother for his home.

By divine arrangement, we were in the parking lot that is shared by the theatre my brother, John, works at! He came out and socialized with us for a few minutes.

Another divine arrangement: we went out with enough stew to feed about 35 people. We fed over 100 bowls of soup and still had some left!!! God rocks!!!

This evening our church had it's first ever Christmas Eve service. Michael read the Christmas story for the church. He had been losing his voice all day long, but with MUCH hot tea and cough drops, he made it through. The microphone messed up when it was his time, but he had the strength enough to be heard all the way to the back of the room without it! I was very proud of him! Now I just hope he gets well quickly!

We also had dinner with our wonderful friends Jason and Cindy. They had attended the Christmas Eve service, also. Afterward we celebrated with Rene, David, Nicholas and Camden next door. We are truly blessed with wonderful friends, a roof over our head, food and heat. May we always be thankful!