Wednesday 29 April 2009

Requests update

If you were at our Sunday morning celebration at St James' School, you might have seen the photos of the nearly empty Storehouse food cupboards. We collected a wonderful amount of food on Sunday, thank you, and we have been able to make up bags ready for the coming week, as requests keep coming in. However, that does mean that once again we are right out of some things and very low on others. The items we have run out of completely are as follows:
  • tinned meat and meat products
  • tinned fish (I think we might have one tin of tuna left)
  • tinned potatoes
  • long life milk
  • rice
  • deodorant, shampoo

We are also running very low on the following:

  • pasta
  • tinned vegetables
  • instant mashed potato
  • desserts
  • cereals
  • other toiletries, especially shower gel

We are truly grateful for everything that you give to Storehouse. You do an amazing thing as you give even just one or two cans to help people who have little or nothing (I was talking to a guy today who has been waiting for his benefits to come through since March 20th). Let me quote from The Message intro to Zephaniah: "Everything you do or think or feel has to do with God. Every person you meet has to do with God." We live in a vast world of interconnectedness, and the connections have consequences, either in things or in people - and all the consequences come together in God. We might never know the impact our gifts might have on someone's life, but we can be sure that our gifts will make a difference; it might even be the case that the difference will start with us, as we start to see people with God's eyes, and as we reach out in love towards them. So thank you for continuing to be a part of this ministry as we try to extend a hand of help and show some of God's love to our needy community.

Thursday 16 April 2009

Urgent requests update

We are running very low of quite a few items and are right out of some. In particular, we need the following:
  • tinned meat*
  • pasta*
  • pasta sauces*
  • instant mash*
  • tinned mixed vegetables
  • tinned tomatoes*
  • tinned kidney beans*
  • tinned fruit* and other desserts*
  • long life milk*
  • snacks
  • toiletries - toothpaste*, razors, body wash, shampoo*, deodorants

The items marked with * we have run right out of. As we try and make up a bag to give meals for a couple of days, it will be difficult without any meat, dessert and milk. If you are able to drop any items in at the Vineyard Centre that will be useful too. Thank you for all your donations and for continuing to be prepared to help and support those in our community who maybe have nowhere else to turn.