There are so many needs and sometimes it is difficult to sort out what is the greatest need. But I am sharing a great need today that a Police officer friend and his wife have been burdened and feel led by the Lord to take on, but it is really testing their faith.
Part of my work as a chaplain is help with the spiritual growth of officers who are seeking to serve the Lord and need help and direction to get guidance on their journey with God. The Lord is truly at work in this officer[s life. He has come to me and to Mission Team Inc. with a great need. The Lord is also at work in the life of a family that has come upon difficult days. I would love to help and the task is large and needs more than MTI can do at this time in this task of providing a new roof for a home in our community.
Here is the note that I ask my officer to write about the way this came about, and I would like to ask you to read for yourself this great need. Please then give some thought about your possible help in this need.
I am an officer with the Cobb County Police Department. My wife and I decided our Christmas gift to each other this year was going to be helping someone in need because we have been so blessed and we did not need anything for ourselves. We went through a Christmas Wish program and located a nomination from a woman for her friend who has recently become a single mother of 5 children. The wish requested to have her friend’s roof patched as it was leaking. Upon further inspection by a roofing company we trust, it was determined the roof was beyond repair and needs to be replaced.
We knew we were not able to financially afford to replace the roof, but we believe God has imparted this mission upon us to raise the funds necessary to replace this family’s roof. So we are asking for any donations to assist with this worthy cause.
I want to share some things that impacted us to continue with this venture. First, we found out this woman is a foster parent who has fostered 109 children. She (and her estranged husband) adopted four children out of the foster program. Two of the children are biological siblings and she did not want to split them up. One of her children is special needs. She was a stay-at-home mom and home schooled her children until a little over a year ago.
Tragedy struck this woman and her children when a series of unbearable and unspeakable events left her without her husband, the primary means of financial support, and the children without any contact with their father. This woman has done whatever it takes to make ends meet without seeking other sources of financial aid or government support, and she is proud not to ask for help on her own behalf. She has taken on a job as a substitute teacher, but she is only available to work four days out of a week to tend to medical needs of some of the children. She has watched youtube videos to fix her washing machine and garage door spring.
She also had a large tree branch in her front yard that was damaging her house. She cut the branch off with a chain saw. Not really a big deal, right? But the branch was about 12 to 15 feet off the ground. She put a ladder against the house and used a rope to tie herself off to the house in case the ladder fell and somehow cut the branch off. However, she cannot afford a new and much needed roof, and she cannot replace it herself.
She is a rock to her children, and her faith in God is truly admirable. She shows such confidence and believes that God will continue to provide her with what she needs. We offered to help with Christmas for the children, but she declined. She said she has bought some things on sale and second-hand items throughout the year for her children to have a nice Christmas. She experienced an abundance of assistance with the children’s Christmas last year, and her children ended up with so many gifts, she donated the excess to other charities.
This is a truly heart-warming and gifted woman, and we want to bless her with a new roof. We are funding this project with a large financial gift of our own, but it is not nearly enough. So please help. We are presently about $4000.00 from collecting the necessary funds to complete this mission.
The need is real and MTI is willing to help but we need your support to accomplish this work. If you would like to help us in this work of mercy and benevolence Please contact me [email protected] or send a donation and Mark it "Christmas Roof"
Donations can be made online at https://missionteaminc.com/donation-page Mark the gift Please.
There is a sea of needs in the world and we know and see so many we are helping an officer meet and need the Lord laid on his heart.
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