This is the last post until summer. Since next week is the last week of school, packing will happen on Monday and so we need everything THIS WEEKEND:
6 sleeves of ritz crackers
25 fruit cups
26 applesauce cups
If you can pick up just a couple of things, it all adds up and is so appreciated!
Thanks!
Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. Titus 3:14
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
What we need
Just 25 days of school left… wait a minute. Maybe you didn't grasp the fullness of that…
JUST 25 DAYS OF SCHOOL LEFT!!!!
Maybe it's the kid in me but I totally love summer break, which is weird because I'm totally a lover of routine but I'm a bigger lover of more time with my kids!
We have recently had a large donation from the great people at the Elk's Lodge and that has supplied us with most everything we have needed the last couple of months. This week was going to be the first week with several items to list but then this crazy thing happened… a faithful donor and volunteer asked what we will need next week. That isn't so crazy. She does that a lot and will let me know what item she plans to purchase and then I don't include that item on the online listing. Here's the crazy thing: this week she didn't buy just one thing on the list, she bought everything on our list! Did you get that? SHE BOUGHT EVERYTHING ON THE LIST!
The faith and faithfulness of some of the members of this community blows me away and challenges me to be more bold in my own faith. It's really amazing to see some community members sacrificing so that no kid is hungry!
So, since there are no food needs this week, I would like to ask for something else. Prayer. Will you pray with me? Here are the things I'm asking you to pray about:
I snuck that last thing in, didn't I? If you're on Facebook you might have seen a post about this but maybe not. A year and a half ago I met with two teachers from a different school and a mom. The teachers were finished having hungry kids in their classrooms and ready to be a liaison between God, the community and the school. The mom sends her kids to a private school but wanted to teach those private school kids about the needs in their own community. I gave them everything I had. None of it was ever mine. From day one this has been God's idea and so I simply shared what had been given to me. Recently they began Bear Necessities programs and I nearly jumped up off the couch when I saw that they'd not only started but were being so well received! From the beginning God impressed upon me that He did, in fact, provide enough food for us all, that He desired to feed ALL the children and that if one would simply be a liaison in a community, NO CHILD SHOULD BE HUNGRY! Praise God for his continued provision for his children!
JUST 25 DAYS OF SCHOOL LEFT!!!!
Maybe it's the kid in me but I totally love summer break, which is weird because I'm totally a lover of routine but I'm a bigger lover of more time with my kids!
We have recently had a large donation from the great people at the Elk's Lodge and that has supplied us with most everything we have needed the last couple of months. This week was going to be the first week with several items to list but then this crazy thing happened… a faithful donor and volunteer asked what we will need next week. That isn't so crazy. She does that a lot and will let me know what item she plans to purchase and then I don't include that item on the online listing. Here's the crazy thing: this week she didn't buy just one thing on the list, she bought everything on our list! Did you get that? SHE BOUGHT EVERYTHING ON THE LIST!
The faith and faithfulness of some of the members of this community blows me away and challenges me to be more bold in my own faith. It's really amazing to see some community members sacrificing so that no kid is hungry!
So, since there are no food needs this week, I would like to ask for something else. Prayer. Will you pray with me? Here are the things I'm asking you to pray about:
- Please pray that God will heap blessings on those who sacrifice to give and serve through Bear Necessities.
- Please pray that the families who receive food will know that it is the Lord Jesus who supplies it for them.
- Please pray that those who have been wanting to give but are afraid or busy will not delay anymore.
- Please pray for the team of middle school girls who work every single week to set up will grow to love Jesus, know their identity in Him and be a light to all around them.
- Please pray that God will be glorified through our program and the other Bear Necessities programs that have recently started at other schools.
I snuck that last thing in, didn't I? If you're on Facebook you might have seen a post about this but maybe not. A year and a half ago I met with two teachers from a different school and a mom. The teachers were finished having hungry kids in their classrooms and ready to be a liaison between God, the community and the school. The mom sends her kids to a private school but wanted to teach those private school kids about the needs in their own community. I gave them everything I had. None of it was ever mine. From day one this has been God's idea and so I simply shared what had been given to me. Recently they began Bear Necessities programs and I nearly jumped up off the couch when I saw that they'd not only started but were being so well received! From the beginning God impressed upon me that He did, in fact, provide enough food for us all, that He desired to feed ALL the children and that if one would simply be a liaison in a community, NO CHILD SHOULD BE HUNGRY! Praise God for his continued provision for his children!
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Last week before SPRING BREAK!!!
It might not seem like it with all that white stuff outside but this is the last week prior to spring break and so we have a larger amount of needs this week. Please share this post wherever you can and help if you can.
32 peanut butter
1 ritz cracker sleeve
38 easy mac envelopes
12 green beans
There are also quite a few volunteer opportunities available:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4aaeaa22a64-volunteer
32 peanut butter
1 ritz cracker sleeve
38 easy mac envelopes
12 green beans
There are also quite a few volunteer opportunities available:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4aaeaa22a64-volunteer
Sunday, February 22, 2015
100th day donations and weekly needs
A HUGE thank you to all the teachers at John Weldon who celebrated the 100th day of school by having kids bring in canned goods for Bear Necessities!!! It's always so fun to see how proud the kids are of their accomplishment.
All of those cans are now on the shelf and we were able to determine what we need for this week:
23 tuna
20 easy mac envelopes
10 cans corn
Remember, even if you can only get a few cans of something, every little bit helps! God uses us all together to get His work done in this community!
All of those cans are now on the shelf and we were able to determine what we need for this week:
23 tuna
20 easy mac envelopes
10 cans corn
Remember, even if you can only get a few cans of something, every little bit helps! God uses us all together to get His work done in this community!
Monday, February 16, 2015
Inspiration and this week's needs
With the craziness of having a new baby around here I just got downstairs to see what was in a bag of food that was dropped of a few days ago. The note included absolutely MADE MY DAY:
When God put the idea of Bear Necessities on my heart years ago, it was within the context of parents discipling their children to serve the Lord. To learn of a family studying the book of James together and living it out is a reminder of God's heart for the family and renews my strength to direct my own crew to a life of service to Christ. Thank you so much to this family for the inspiration they are!
James 1:22- Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Just a quick note of what's needed for this week:
17 cans chili
20 beefaroni
20 easy mac envelopes
12 peas
21 applesauce
32 individual size bags of cheez its
When God put the idea of Bear Necessities on my heart years ago, it was within the context of parents discipling their children to serve the Lord. To learn of a family studying the book of James together and living it out is a reminder of God's heart for the family and renews my strength to direct my own crew to a life of service to Christ. Thank you so much to this family for the inspiration they are!
James 1:22- Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Just a quick note of what's needed for this week:
17 cans chili
20 beefaroni
20 easy mac envelopes
12 peas
21 applesauce
32 individual size bags of cheez its
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Thanks and what we need for this week
The last several weeks have been a whirlwind! Chris and I spent 16 days away and brought home the most beautiful little one year old boy from China. His name is Lucas Michael and we absolutely love him! There were so many people who kept Bear Necessities going in our absence and we are so thankful for each of them!
Thank you to the generous donor (and his shopper) who provided all the food for six weeks so that didn't have to be done during that time.
Thank you to the volunteers who came and packed and delivered bags each week!
Thank you to my in-laws for being at our home so that volunteers could easily access the food pantry!
Thank you to the team of 7th grade girls who helped with food set up each week!
Thank you to our amazing daughter who has taken on the role of food set up and managed the volunteers each week!
This coming week is the first week that we don't have everything we need and Madeline and her team got a count yesterday for us. We need:
12 cans of soup
20 cans of ravioli
32 sleeves of ritz crackers
If you are able to drop off a few or several items, it is always appreciated! Getting good nutritious food to our kiddos is one of the most important things we can do as a community to give them the best possible chance at success!
Thank you to the generous donor (and his shopper) who provided all the food for six weeks so that didn't have to be done during that time.
Thank you to the volunteers who came and packed and delivered bags each week!
Thank you to my in-laws for being at our home so that volunteers could easily access the food pantry!
Thank you to the team of 7th grade girls who helped with food set up each week!
Thank you to our amazing daughter who has taken on the role of food set up and managed the volunteers each week!
This coming week is the first week that we don't have everything we need and Madeline and her team got a count yesterday for us. We need:
12 cans of soup
20 cans of ravioli
32 sleeves of ritz crackers
If you are able to drop off a few or several items, it is always appreciated! Getting good nutritious food to our kiddos is one of the most important things we can do as a community to give them the best possible chance at success!
Friday, January 2, 2015
January 2015
UPDATE: Amazingly, a very generous donor has purchased all the food that we will need until the first week of February to ease the chaos while I am out of the country. Volunteers have stepped forward to fill the packing and delivering of bags while my daughter is managing things in my absence. Thank you to everyone for the critical roles you play as we love our community in the name of Jesus!
As many of you know, the Peyton family has been working to adopt a one year old boy from China. We have recently been given permission to go to China to get him and bring him home to be his forever family! We are so excited to meet our Lucas and, in planning to be away for 16 days, I am preparing for others to take on responsibilities with Bear Necessities. I will, on Monday, post whether we have any food needs. A very generous donor has offered to buy a bulk of the food and possibly all of it. Their shopping will take place this weekend and so, please check back on Monday.
Until then, I have updated the SignUp Genius so that you can sign up for dates for the upcoming second semester.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4aaeaa22a64-volunteer
If you are someone who prays, I would also ask that you be in prayer for our family as we experience huge changes. Our older children will remain home while my husband and I travel to China to get their baby brother. They understand the necessity of this but it is still difficult to be apart… even if Meemaw and Papaw are here to spoil them the whole time! Please also pray for our new son as adoption is beautiful and painful. He will be losing everything he's ever known in order to be a part of our family. I can't imagine how scared he will be. Finally, please pray for my and my husband's safety and health as we travel.
Many Blessings to you!
Dorinda
As many of you know, the Peyton family has been working to adopt a one year old boy from China. We have recently been given permission to go to China to get him and bring him home to be his forever family! We are so excited to meet our Lucas and, in planning to be away for 16 days, I am preparing for others to take on responsibilities with Bear Necessities. I will, on Monday, post whether we have any food needs. A very generous donor has offered to buy a bulk of the food and possibly all of it. Their shopping will take place this weekend and so, please check back on Monday.
Until then, I have updated the SignUp Genius so that you can sign up for dates for the upcoming second semester.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4aaeaa22a64-volunteer
If you are someone who prays, I would also ask that you be in prayer for our family as we experience huge changes. Our older children will remain home while my husband and I travel to China to get their baby brother. They understand the necessity of this but it is still difficult to be apart… even if Meemaw and Papaw are here to spoil them the whole time! Please also pray for our new son as adoption is beautiful and painful. He will be losing everything he's ever known in order to be a part of our family. I can't imagine how scared he will be. Finally, please pray for my and my husband's safety and health as we travel.
Many Blessings to you!
Dorinda
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