Tuesday @ Christian HELP

We had a staff meeting on Monday and as we talked around the table it was easy to be discouraged that there is not an abundance of jobs out there for our clients. People are getting jobs, but with employment now at 10.8% it is harder to find a job and the process takes longer.

Jackie, our Development Director asked for stories of what we are doing and helped us to see the positives in our day to day interactions with clients.

Kristy, our Operations Director highlighted some of the clients we saw in just one day- here are the excerpts:

Tuesday was a very busy day at CH. We had approx 72 clients walk in the door. Of those 67 were fed. (The number is much higher when you include all the family members)


Northland referred a mom and her son here for food—as the boy sat in the chair waiting while the mom was interviewed he said he was hungry. They were sent to the food pantry.

A woman who lost her job last week and whose husband is disabled were going to have their water shut off. The bill was paid and she was given job leads.*

Another client received help in paying for the state exam so that she could take the test to become a medical assistant.*

An elderly man who receives social security is living in his car with no air conditioning, was given food and the names of 2 shelters. He has a heart condition.

Another gentleman, who was in a terrible accident and has had 15 surgeries in 4 yrs, received food because his disability check just won’t cover everything. He has 3 kids—2 are joining the Army and the other is a full-time college student. He works when he can.

Most received prayer—all received a listening ear.

It’s a great deal more than job leads.

* Financial assistance is given as the Holy Spirit leads and benevolence funds are available.

These stories are just a sample of the types of people we see every day.

We can't do this alone. If you are not currently supporting Christian HELP, we ask you to pray about your part and let God lead you. Just $60.00 a month can put food on the table for a family of 4. Christian HELP not only feeds the body, but also the soul.

Thank you for your prayers.

Christmas in July- 2nd Annual Event

Next Friday wil be our 2nd Annual Christmas in July. We hope to see you there. While it is a fundraiser for our Community Christmas program, we also consider it a friend raiser as well. It is a wonderful opportunity for the team at Christian HELP to spend time together socially with each other, with our volunteers, with our supporters, and with our community.

This year we were blessed to get Melony McKaye back as our MC. Melony is the midday host at Z radio and a wonderful part of the Christian HELP Board of Advisors. We also have an up and coming country star, Johnny Bulford, winner of the 2009 Colgate Country showdown. He is a country singer with a wonderful voice and some beautiful songs. The event is FREE, but for a small additional fee we will feed you finger foods and you can meet and rub elbows with Johnny.

DESSERTS that will rock your diet will be on hand. We have a chocolate Fountain and cheesecakes, cupcakes, and cookies galore.

The Silent Auction is available for preview on http://christianhelp.org. We have hotel stays, spa packages, theme park tickets and more.

Best of all it is a family event and KinderCare Learning Centers will provide free childcare for ages 2-10, just let us know you are coming.

We would LOVE to see you there. More details on the Christian HELP site.

May God Bless you as you bless others.