Requests update

Another busy week (Storehouse has given out over 20 bags in the last week) means that we are running low on some things and are completely out of quite a few. If you use this blog to help you decide what to give to Storehouse then here's a list of what we're running low of:
· ANY food that can be eaten without heating
· tin openers, plastic bowls, cutlery etc
· tinned meat and fish, tinned vegetables*
· instant mashed potato*, tinned potatoes*, baked beans*
· pasta, rice*, pasta sauces*
· tinned fruit* and other desserts*
· tea bags, coffee*, small bags of sugar*, long life milk
· small cartons etc of drinks*
· toiletries (esp. toothbrushes*, deodorants*, soap)
· toilet rolls, wet wipes* (really useful for homeless people)
* these are the items we have none of!
As you can see, we really are low on quite a few items, and would appreciate these in particular. But please pray too about what you might give; we never know what requests we might receive and are sometimes faced with quite specialised needs, ranging from dog food to vegetarian, no cooking facilities to lactose intolerant. I remember Chris telling a story about Storehouse at Riverside Vineyard. A person came to them needing a very specific type of food parcel because he/she was extremely allergic to a certain kind of food. Before the person's need was even known about a food parcel perfect for that person's needs had already been made up. We really can join with God in meeting people's needs as we take part in this ministry, and who knows what the results might be? And whether we see miracles or whether we don't, every bag that is given out is a token of God's love to the recipient, and really does have an impact in the lives of the needy who receive them. Thank you.