Merry Christmas

God bless us all as we celebrate with family and friends the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas to all.

The last day to donate to help buy furniture for our guys that are moving into their own apartments will be 12/31/09. Thanks to all who have donated and/or prayed for help with this endeavor. You have been a blessing for these men.

Bill

Okay... Here is the story.

To start, I received a donation of $10.00 on 12/15/09 to help homeless veterans.

Then, on 12/17/09 I received another $10.00 donation from this same family. After one week, these two donations were the only ones received.

Then again today I received the following email:

"Dear Bill,

I have been saving for something I want but I'd rather do without and help out homeless vets. I'm sending you the rest of the $200.

God Bless ...

Richard"

This was followed shortly by a $180.00 donation from Richard and his family.

I was so touched that I asked Richard if I could share his generosity on the blog. This is the response I received:

"Sure you can share my story. Maybe it will inspire others to donate as well. My wife and I live on Social Security. I try and save a few dollars each month from my small allowance.

Bless you for all you do.

Richard"

Bless me for all I do? With Richard and his wife on Social Security I am truly humbled by all they do!

Thank you Richard and family for your very generous gift. May God Bless you and your wife for your sacrificial giving. You both are a wonderful inspiration and I am having difficulty finding the words to express my gratitude.

Bill

One More Thing...

Yes! We have surpassed our humble goal of $200 and it is wonderful. However, if you want to help please do so. This money will help the 3 veterans that are moving out this month. We have more that are working hard to qualify for the VASH housing benefit. All donations will continue to be used to help our veterans move into permanent housing.

So... please give if you can. How about we set the new goal to $500?!

Bill

Thank you... Thank you... Thank you!

I'm still waiting for permission to tell the story but here is the abbreviated version.

We received another $180 donation today. From the same person that donated the first $20!!!

What a wonderful, wonderful blessing.

Then... I was telling my brother about the very generous donor and I mentioned that one of the veterans had asked for help with obtaining a washer and dryer. Unfortunately, I had to tell this veteran that this was not a likely scenario but we were doing our best to help with a bed, dresser, living room furniture, etc.

It wasn't long before my brother and his family made a donation so that this veteran can get a washer and dryer. I've already found a used set for sale and I'm waiting for the sellers to call me back.

It's been a very, very good Friday.

My heartfelt thanks goes out to all that have helped with their prayers and/or donations.

Bill

We Are At 10% Of The Goal

We now have $20.00 in donations to help a few homeless veterans move into their own permanent residences. That's 10 percent of our goal of $200.

If you can afford to help, please make a donation. If not, please pray for these men so that their transition will be smooth and they will have the basic things necessary to make it on their own.

I thank you all for your continued prayers.

First Donation Received!

The first donation was received this morning. I was too excited to wait until tomorrow to share the good news. We received $10 to help homeless veterans. That is awesome!

Thank you! Your generosity is greatly appreciated and will go directly to help a homeless veteran furnish his new home.

God Bless!

Maybe We Need A Goal...

So far... no donations to help our veterans that are moving. Please see the post below if you are not sure what I'm talking about.

Let's set a goal of $200. This would probably be enough to get the basic necessities at the Salvation Army or the Sharing Center.

Each morning I'll post the amount donated to date so everyone can see the progress.

Bill