I'm feeling a myriad of emotions from today's outreach. Returning home I'm struck with how difficult life can be! Like the mom who broke into tears when we told her tire needed fixed. She had no money to fix the flat; she's homeless, living in a local shelter. But we got her to a local tire shop and had the tire fixed. She came back to express extreme gratitude!
With 27 vehicles to change, we needed all the help who came. At one point Wayne Yost, (who does a fantastic job leading the guys outside in the oil change area), told me he could use one more person to help. I walked back into the building to look for someone and there was a man we had never met, who just walked into the building. He was holding a copy of the flyer that was sent out last week and said he came to help. Yes! He came to help, yet he himself was homeless, living in his van. Amazing!
There were two more homeless ladies who had windows in their vehicles completely broke out. One had a blanket over the entire back window; the other one had a garbage bag over the window. Neither one had the money to fix their window.
AND YET... from these precious ladies came smiles, laughter, and huge "thank-you" for the oil change and car inspections. Great work everyone! Karla gave out free haircut coupons from a local cosmetology school. She also brought a stack of ladies' magazines from home and the ladies quickly took one to take home. Central Bible College students and Evangel students came and helped with the children inside as well as with the oil team outside. I'm so proud of everyone! Wow, what a day!
