“If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the Lord will guide you continually…” (Isaiah 58:6-7,10-11)

Let me start off by saying that I am PUMPED about this month’s service project! Not only because we get to serve the homeless but because we are teaming up with 2 of the coolest groups ever!! ANC + Passion to Action

Hunger doesn’t just happen on the other side of the world. If you will sacrifice and give up your Sunday afternoon to join us it will stretch you in empathy, make you aware of the hunger our neighbors have, and make you appreciate that when you get hungry, you simply walk to the fridge. Food for us is readily available but it is not this way for everyone. We have people in our own ‘backyard’ who are hungry. The pain felt by the hungry is not only in their stomach but in their hearts as well. So join me as we Love, feed and help to give some warmth to our brothers and sisters downtown!

Mission: Serving the Homeless (hamburger grill out + toiletry bags)

Location: East 7th Street and Neches, Austin, TX 78701 Downtown in the parking lot across the street from the ARCH

Date: Sunday, January 29th

Time: 3 to 5 PM

What we need:

400 tube sox

400 pair of gloves

400 Toiletry Bags

Please fill a Gallon Size Plastic Bag with one of each in Travel Sizes:

Toothbrush & Toothpaste

Shampoo/Conditioner

Lotion

Deodorant

Soap

Please have bags filled and ready to pass out when you arrive on the 29th. If you are not able to make it but would still like to contribute a toiletry bag or supplies please email me for drop off locations.

Please email me if you will be at the Service Project so I can keep a running Talley of how many volunteers/toiletry bags we have.

This is a perfect opportunity to get your office involved, school, friends, neighbors, small group etc.

Community is the key to change.

When we all come together…Miracles happen.

Do you remember the Mom we helped last year because of the relationship we established at the Grill Out? We ended up furnishing a whole apartment for a very deserving woman and her 2 kids; who by the way is really doing well in her new life and has been off the streets for almost a year!

Relationships change people. More than events, more than conferences, more than seminars, it is relationships that change us. It is relationships that start movements, that heal the hurting, etc…come and be present with us as we ‘break bread together’ and develop relationships.

Let me leave you with this question.

If not us…. then who and If not now…. then when?

A few facts about the homeless in Austin from www.frontsteps.org :

Last year, 168 homeless men and women died on the streets in Austin

As of 2008, the last documented homeless point-in-time count, it was estimated that there were over 3,400 homeless individuals in Austin/Travis County on any given night.

Over 1,500 children are affected by homelessness in the Austin Independent School District.

Women are a fast growing homeless population

Shalom,

Susan Brubaker

Susan.Brubaker@austinangels.net

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