Re: Bag of Love for the Homeless

Well friends,

Our friends and I had great intentions of making this happen. But with some prayer and counsel from a ministry involved with the homeless we have decided not to do this. We were sad at first but now we are going to help out a different ministry that needs some help but can not be discussed. Thank you to anyone who was bathing this in prayer. Matt and I personally are wanting to help another family from my work. All in all I still feel like we are showing Crazy Love this Christmas. I pray that we are honoring God in the things that we are choosing to do.

Bags of Love for the Homeless

Dear Family and Friends,

My friends and I are heading up something that God put before us after we read the book, CRAZY LOVE. After much prayer with our families, we feel led and so excited to do what God is asking us to do! Our project, Bag of Love for the Homeless, will take place on Christmas Morning at Sunrise . We will go out with our families and find the homeless in Lubbock and give them a bag of goodies as well as share the Love of Christ with them. We personally are so excited to greet Christmas morning with the excitement of what God is going to do rather than the excitement of the gifts under the tree!!

If you would like to be a part of this, please join us! We already have a couple of other families and an extra teenager or two that are coming along to help out! If you are not able to attend but would like to donate any item listed below, I would be more than happy to get it from you. If you know of a business who would like to donate items, please let me know, also. We have contacted Wal-Mart as well as United, and are waiting for a response. We are making breakfast burritos to deliver that morning (they can easily be individually wrapped) and are trying to figure out how to transport coffee/hot chocolate downtown!?! (any ideas?!?) We will also have juice boxes for any children we locate.

However, the most important thing we ask for is your prayers! Pray for God to show us where to go and for the hearts of the homeless to be receptive to hearing the Good News of our Lord and Savior!!! Ironically, there was an article in our local paper not long ago that stated that at any given time, there are easily 600+ people on the streets in our city. That is just heartbreaking.

We can’t wait to see what God does this Christmas Morning!!


MERRY CHRISTMAS ~

Matt, Francis & Bailey



PS..If you would like to make a donation, if I could make sure to have it before December 15th, that would be great! Thanks again!!

List of items needed for Bag of Love for the Homeless

Blankets

Sleeping Bags

Socks

Beanies (hats)

Gloves

Thermal Underwear

Baby Wipes

Hand Sanitizer

Lotion

Chap Stick

Travel Mug

Deodorant

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Towel

Bottle Water

Cereal Bars

Animal Crackers

Gold Fish

Peanut Butter Crackers

Cheese Crackers

Trail Mix

Bibles

Inspirational Books

Playing Cards

Puzzle Books

Pens

Notepads

Juice Boxes

Bags for all the items (Reusable bags from United or Wal-Mart)

Our project will take place on Christmas Morning at Sunrise . This will be a time of sharing our love and most importantly Christ!


Matt and Francis Daniels

549.2444 or 559.5669

Kim and Ray Don Wideman

632.7964 or 214-608-1406

Kara and Jason Marshall

392.0179 or 773.3735

Austin Wideman

632-7964

Landry Allen

544-8413

Bailey at the park.

OUR FAMILY VACATION WENT WELL. WE HAD A GREAT TIME TAKING BAILEY TO THE ZOO. SHE LOVED IT AND IS VERRY MUCH CONVINCED THAT WE WENT TO BARNEY'S ZOO. THEN WE WENT TO MY AUNT AND UNCLE'S HOUSE IN STEPHENVILLE. HAD A BLAST WITH THEM. WE TRIED TO GO TO A WATER PARK ON sUNDAY BUT WE GOT RAINED OUT. SAD DAY. BUT THE KIDS HAD FUN WHILE IT LASTED.

MY SURGERY

DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY

MY SURGERY WENT REALLY WELL. WHEN I WENT BACK TO GET PREPPED FOR SUGERY MY NURSE WAS A LADY FROM OUR CHURCH THAT I HAD TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL WITH. THAT REALLY HELPED CALM ME DOWN. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE SURGEON THAT I USED WAS THE ONE THAT SHE WOULD HAVE USED PERSONALLY. AFTER I WASHED UP GOOD THEY STARTED AN IV AND TOOK SOME BLOOD. THEN THEY SENT ME TO A HOLDING AREA AND STARTED MY ANESTHESIA. I WENT TO SLEEP WHEN I WOKE UP IT WAS ALL OVER. I WAS IN PAIN.THEY GAVE ME SOME PAIN MEDS TO REGULATE MY PAIN. ONCE I COULD BREATHE ON MY OWN THEY TOOK ME BACK TO OUTPATIENT FROM THERE THEY SAID THAT I COULD GO HOME AS SOON AS I HADE GONE TO THE RESTROOM. I DID AND GOT HOME AT ARROUND 11. MAINLY I HAVE SLEPT ALL DAY. GOT UP JUST A WHILE AGO AND TOOK SOME MORE PAIN MEDS. TRULY DO FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. IT IS AMAZING HOW SOMETHING SO SMALL CAN MAKE YOU FEEL SO BAD. I AM GOING TO TRY AND GET UP AND WALK ARROUND OUR APARTMENT SOME TOMORROW.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR CONCERNS AND PRAYERS. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WONDERING BAILEY WILL BE WITH MY PARENTS ALL WEEK. THANKS AGAIN
FRANCIS & MATT

BAILEY