People Helping People -need and give-

This is a trial! A reader posted a comment about a way to help children who need clothes and shoes. This is what we have come up with! A Posting where people in need of items can anonymously request those items and then anyone who has the items can respond. It doesn't matter the need. Children's clothing and shoes, adults clothing, household items, medial equipment such as canes, crutches and nebeulizers. Please keep all requests under this thread by just adding a comment.

If you would like to leave your email address in your post that would be the best. But that could make your request less discreet. Therefore, if you do not leave your email address if/when someone responds to your comment, you can email PIN and we can contact you when we have the item. Likewise if you have something to donate, email PIN and we will give you direction to the drop off location or schedule a time to meet you at Willow. We are trying to set this up for you to help yourselves!

As long as things can go smoothly, Diana Cotton's home could be a transition place for things to be dropped off and picked up. There isn't much room at the church to do this, unless people have donations and that are not needed immediately by anyone. We do have some storage at Willow, but for the comings and goings we will try it this way for now!

We will refer to this as "program" as:
People Helping People!

People In Need

Finally! Up and Running! We have gotten the web page started, we have the blog, we have some volunteers, now we need to reach the people who are in need in Lansing and the surrounding communities.

What is PIN? PIN is an acronym for People In Need. Our purpose is to draw people of North West Lansing and surrounding communties to the Truth of Jesus Christ by helping to meet their felt needs. These needs are as simple as food, soap, toothpaste and diapers. We will also be putting together a referral list to help beyond what PIN can offer. The philosophy of this ministry can be found in the Bible verse, Romans 12:13, "Share with God's People In Need."

Saundra Lawson, Women of Willow leader; Shirley Rapelje, PIN consultant; Heather Glashower and Diana Cotton, PIN co-coordinators have put time and love into this ministry as an outreach of Willow Community Church.

As Heather Glashower so eloquently stated, "The number one thing PIN needs right now is prayer!" But we are always in need of items to give away at the PIN Center: non-perishable foods, sugar, flour, baking mixes, personal care needs and baby needs including formula. Next we need people to give of their time to help organize the PIN Center. If you would like more information or would like to help in this exciting new ministry, please contact Heather Glashower or Diana Cotton.

Over the next few weeks and month keep checking back at the PIN blog for all of our testimonies and our discussions about God Given Passions. I would like to urge everyone who reads this blog to learn about Spiritual Gifts and God Given Passions and how you can use your gifts and passions to win people to the Kingdom of God and help "people" become God's People.