Christmas in the Cold was a time to build relationship with homeless friends, show love, resource people, pray, and quite possibly get a greater glimpse into the meaning of Christmas beyond opening gifts. Thank you to all who helped out with this event, came, or donated. We had a tremendous amount of people show up to mingle and we had a wonderful spread of food, clothing, blankets, and supplies. We appreciate the support from local churches, friends, Facebook friends, local businesses, and folks who came out for the first time to hang with us.
What did you think of the event? Feel free to share your thoughts in a comment below - the good stuff and anything constructive too. If you have any photos or video too, we'd love to post them on our site. We put up a few pictures HERE so far, but we'd love to add more.
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Project 680 - THE FINAL COUNT
I wanted to share with you the great news that Project 680 collected 3,144 pairs of socks for homeless youth in the FCUSD. Great work everyone!!!! Thank you to so many in the Socks & Gloves family who gave so generously to this cause and helped support it. Way to go!!!
Project 680 site:
www.cordovatowne.com/project680.html
Project 680: Channel 13 News Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jMCZFiX4tA
Project 680 site:
www.cordovatowne.com/project680.html
Project 680: Channel 13 News Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jMCZFiX4tA
Saturday, November 15, 2008
TIP Review
Woo-Hoo! That was pretty fun. We had a bunch of people show up to Turkey in the Park 2008 bringing all kinds of cool stuff - big thanks to each and every one of you. This was the biggest year yet - we had three turkeys, and I believe we used them all up (and most of everything else, too). We also gave away almost all of the clothes, blankets, etc. that were so generously donated.
Because this park is so much bigger and more open than where we did this last year, it didn't look like we had a lot of people at first. About an hour into it I scanned the crowd to get a rough headcount, and there were over 100 just at that point - and that's not counting the people who'd already come and gone, and others that came later. Pretty good turnout.
My favorite part was getting to walk around with the Rocket Man on my back chatting with people and handing out Kool-Aid. (I'm enough of a dork that I think the Rocket Man is cool.)
If you were there, please leave a comment letting us know your take on things - what was fun, what we did right, what we did wrong, etc. It's good for us to keep learning as we do this stuff.
Again, thanks to all of you who contributed food, clothes, blankets, and time. You all rock.
Because this park is so much bigger and more open than where we did this last year, it didn't look like we had a lot of people at first. About an hour into it I scanned the crowd to get a rough headcount, and there were over 100 just at that point - and that's not counting the people who'd already come and gone, and others that came later. Pretty good turnout.
My favorite part was getting to walk around with the Rocket Man on my back chatting with people and handing out Kool-Aid. (I'm enough of a dork that I think the Rocket Man is cool.)
If you were there, please leave a comment letting us know your take on things - what was fun, what we did right, what we did wrong, etc. It's good for us to keep learning as we do this stuff.
Again, thanks to all of you who contributed food, clothes, blankets, and time. You all rock.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
SITS review
Soup in the Streets yesterday was a blast. We had a great turnout, lots of good people showing up to help, and served soup, chili, and cornbread to a bunch of folks. This was probably the most fun event (for me, at least) that we've done this year.
If you were there yesterday, please leave a comment here telling us what your favorite part of the event was (in addition to whatever else you want to say, of course).
My favorite was meeting a musician named Tommy who played guitar and sang a couple of his songs. Then a couple of the S & Ger's got a chance to play a tune, too. It was a fun time connecting with a fellow musician.
I'm really looking forward to Turkey in the Park now, since that's usually our coolest event of the year.
If you were there yesterday, please leave a comment here telling us what your favorite part of the event was (in addition to whatever else you want to say, of course).
My favorite was meeting a musician named Tommy who played guitar and sang a couple of his songs. Then a couple of the S & Ger's got a chance to play a tune, too. It was a fun time connecting with a fellow musician.
I'm really looking forward to Turkey in the Park now, since that's usually our coolest event of the year.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Saturday Debrief
Sorry this is so late - I meant to post this on Sunday, and just spaced.
It's hard to write about this last event - not that anything bad happened. But it was just the classic Socks and Gloves-type outing - we handed out some backpacks with care packs inside, a bunch of sandwiches and goodies, and a whole lotta bottled water. We got to talk to some people, some of whom we'd seen before, and some of whom were new friends.
Nothing big or dramatic happened, but we got to connect with some people, and hopefully everybody was blessed in some way by it. And that's what it's all about.
It's hard to write about this last event - not that anything bad happened. But it was just the classic Socks and Gloves-type outing - we handed out some backpacks with care packs inside, a bunch of sandwiches and goodies, and a whole lotta bottled water. We got to talk to some people, some of whom we'd seen before, and some of whom were new friends.
Nothing big or dramatic happened, but we got to connect with some people, and hopefully everybody was blessed in some way by it. And that's what it's all about.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
The Mission
Kel and I really had fun at the park. It is nice to just hang out sometimes but then we went to the Mission (with Ann) on a hunch that there might be people there and boy was there. I would say about 50 to 75 people were there and we passed out all our things except some clothing. I was amazed how many people hang out there that time of day. We met some real needs there..... It was good. The only problem I had was there was so many people it was hard to interact one on one..... but my heart did go out to one young man who seemed so broken and alone. I pray for him.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Saturdays Outreach
First and foremost I want to apologize that this has taken me so long to post. I am working on intentionality and it is a weakness.
I thought for the most part Sat. was good. I love having Monica and her Mom and Janine from Flood and I look forward to getting to know them better. I thought that with the weather being so amazing we would have had more people at the park, but I am always surprised, whenever we think we know the in's and outs we really don't. I was glad the we had some funds donated from Rulands ie. Ruofs, and from Vineyard. We had a lot of great stuff to hand out, like sunscreen and deodorant and chap stick for the warmer season. I guess I have been struggling with the fact that I didn't feel a lot of real interaction taking place. I really saw the reality of peoples brokenness, especially where addiction is concerned. It is heart braking and at the same time on such an amazing day I was having my own heart issues. I really wanted to be home having a BBQ and a beer and hanging out with my family. I wonder how long it will take me in my life to love the way Jesus loved. I long to love that way. To Not judge the pregnant addict, or the kid in Safeway stealing out of the hot food but buying a beer, or the Cops that are always harassing the homeless guys in the wheelchair at Walmart. Who is at fault there? The guy asking for money or the people that give it to him to enable the lifestyle in which he lives. These are hard questions for me. I am a judgmental person and I strive not to be! I strive to be like Jesus. I will keep striving until the day I die to Love the way he does for this amazing Kingdom that he has given us and the people in it. I am a broken person just as the homeless people I meet. There is only a home and the Love of Christ that really stands between us. I pray that this will be my attitude from this day forth.
Kellie
I thought for the most part Sat. was good. I love having Monica and her Mom and Janine from Flood and I look forward to getting to know them better. I thought that with the weather being so amazing we would have had more people at the park, but I am always surprised, whenever we think we know the in's and outs we really don't. I was glad the we had some funds donated from Rulands ie. Ruofs, and from Vineyard. We had a lot of great stuff to hand out, like sunscreen and deodorant and chap stick for the warmer season. I guess I have been struggling with the fact that I didn't feel a lot of real interaction taking place. I really saw the reality of peoples brokenness, especially where addiction is concerned. It is heart braking and at the same time on such an amazing day I was having my own heart issues. I really wanted to be home having a BBQ and a beer and hanging out with my family. I wonder how long it will take me in my life to love the way Jesus loved. I long to love that way. To Not judge the pregnant addict, or the kid in Safeway stealing out of the hot food but buying a beer, or the Cops that are always harassing the homeless guys in the wheelchair at Walmart. Who is at fault there? The guy asking for money or the people that give it to him to enable the lifestyle in which he lives. These are hard questions for me. I am a judgmental person and I strive not to be! I strive to be like Jesus. I will keep striving until the day I die to Love the way he does for this amazing Kingdom that he has given us and the people in it. I am a broken person just as the homeless people I meet. There is only a home and the Love of Christ that really stands between us. I pray that this will be my attitude from this day forth.
Kellie
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