Hope Street Ministries

What a wonderful blessing this afternoon to have the weather warm and cooperate with us to feed and minister to the least of these at Hope Street Ministries. A perfect day for chili and a special donation by Taylor Made Bread Co. of classic sour dough bread. Everyone really enjoyed this special treat. We also had pillows, linens, and blankets from Home 2 Suites. A good crowd for a winter day.
Joseph leading out with prayer and Jamal blessing the crew with a spiritual and much encouragement for everyone. How storms come but they don’t stay. Praise God. When going through these storms we must realize if God allowed it to happen, there must be a reason for it. A quote from Dale Carnegie; Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Our functionality is severely limited without prayer. We encourage everyone to maximize your potential. Your life is a result of what you value. If one values their own comfort above others and whines and complains when things don’t go their way. I was shaken to hear so many criticizing the electrical line workers that put their own families on hold to work heartily to restore power to all the widespread destruction. In bitterness cold weather! I respect and salute these valuable men as they gave their best.
Thank you for your prayers and support. God bless y’all abundantly for standing in the gap. God sees all and misses nothing. Rewards will come at the right time from the One who matters most!! I’ll get off my soapbox now. Please forgive.

A very cold day at Hope Street Ministries but still had a few showed up even in all the icy streets. We were prepared to bless 3 of the warming centers as they were running short on food. We fed about 40 at Marble on Renwick along with chips, drinks, and snacks. We also dropped off some to feed about 40 at River Bend off 5th street in West Monroe. We had just enough to feed those at the Rec center in West Monroe.
Much thanks out to Joseph and Will in helping to distribute to the least of these. So appreciate to my bride helping to put ham and cheese sandwiches together with much love thrown in for good measure.
Thank you all for your prayers and support to bless so many. God bless y’all tremendously and more especially during the ice storm.