Someone thinking about giving to The Front Porch Ministries'
new socks, scarves, and glove project asked, "why not just do gently used
instead of new?"
Thank God I had thought about that before taking it on and
posting. Here is what I was thinking then and what I am thinking now.
1. Giving something old, used (gently or not), or unwanted
is how we give to the poor and less fortunate, but we expect the opposite.
2. A real gift to someone often means you genuinely care and
want to give them your best.
3. Many of us will receive gifts this holiday season, and
most of us will receive new items.
4. I saw the faces of the mothers and the faces of the
children who watched their mothers take their new coats out of the bags, take
the tags off, and put on their new coats.
5. New socks, new scarves, and new gloves cost, but they do
not have to be expensive.
6. Lots of neighbors, including Kathleen Osore, knit and
have lots of items these items that they "might" consider donating to
TFPM.
7. Mount Rainier has seamstresses who "might"
consider making and donating socks, scarves, or gloves to TFPM.
8. The Front Porch Ministries (TFPM) wants the best for its
participants, and this is an opportunity to show them how special they are.
I have many more reasons for asking for new items, but these
are at the top of my list.
We are our brother's keepers; if we are not, we ought to be,
for we are being kept every day through grace and mercy, and many of us are
only one paycheck away from being in their shoes.
I also know that many of us, although keeping it to
ourselves, need many of the things offered by The Front Porch Ministries
(TFPM), but pride keeps us away. Look beyond what people will think and come
participate in a place where there are no judgments, only a group of men and
women who are right where you are OR HAVE BEEN THERE!
At The Front Porch Ministries, it is a holiday season every
week!
