Yet another new blogger

As one of the newest staff people here, I think I have the best job of them all; I get to meet people every day who are open to what God is doing in their lives and are willing to laugh and cry with me and pray. I also find out about funding opportunities to help folks repair or rebuild their homes. One opportunity came up recently and I was able to get money for Mrs. J., pictured here. This narrative was written for the application:

“Mrs. J. is a sixty-one year old grandmother who lives with four grandchildren ages 14, 16, 17 and 19. Her seven-year old godson also lives with her. She has raised her grandchildren for twelve years since their father, her son, was incarcerated and their mother left them in her care. Mrs. J. has a three bedroom house which is paid for. She is on disability for a seizure disorder, back and neck injuries, asthma and high blood pressure. She also receives money from the foster care system for the children. When Hurricane Katrina occurred, she took the children to a friend’s home further from the Gulf in Bay St. Louis. They nevertheless had to leave that home when it flooded to over two feet. Her own home had the roof torn off by wind and it was flooded by the rains. After the water subsided, they returned to her home to live for several days, eventually going to stay with family in Georgia for one month. They returned to Bay St. Louis when her FEMA trailer arrived.

Mrs. J. has a son who is blind and diabetic, living in a trailer next to hers. He requires some care; she hopes to be able to have him join her in her home when her house is repaired. Mrs. J. has been able to repair her roof and purchase an air conditioner with the money received to date. She states she has been depressed and had stopped going to her church until recently. This past year has been hard on her children as well; Mrs. J. hopes having her home repaired will give them the stability they all appear to need.”

What a privilege to meet this grandmother and to see how our God brought this opportunity to rebuild her home to us and then to her. Please pray that we will continue to find the families--they don’t have to know Him as Savior and Lord, just be open to whatever God gives us to offer them.