January 15th Outreach

What a cold day it was!  But that made me appreciate what God has provide to my family... a home with a roof and heat.  The homeless of Hamilton have much, much less,  and through the giving of blankets, clothing, hats, mitts, sandwiches, and coffee, we hope that this provide some warmth from the cold weather.

Our friends had the opportunity to chat with some of the homeless.  Dale, a man in his 50's has been on the street for quite a long time.  He has only a few teeth in his mouth, and he wears surgical latex gloves to cover the infections on his hands caused by frostbite.  Before meeting the group,  I drove past 5 homeless folks (4 men and 1 woman) and pulled over.  I was able to provide them with hats, gloves, socks, and even new underwear.  From contributions at my office,  I had a suitcase full of womens' sweaters, pants, and jackets.  The homeless lady was staying at the local Y and took all the womens' clothes to provide to those staying with her.

Thanks to all the provided in giving!

Sunday, January 15th Outreach

We are super excited about this coming Sunday afternoon. We will be providing the homeless of Hamilton sandwiches, coffee, scones, cinnamon rolls, and warm clothing and wear for winter conditions. Please pray for our outreach ministry.

Next outreach event : January 15th

On the afternoon of January 15th, we will be providing the homeless of Hamilton sandwiches, coffee, more blankets, and hopefully gloves and toques.  If you have any gloves and toques (new or gently used and clean), please send me an email at info@luke311.org.

We realized very quickly at our December outreach event that blankets were not enough...

Extreme cold alert!

"During the next 24 hours we should be dressing for windchills of -15 C to -25 C across the GTA. That's the result of the combination of the cold arctic air and the gusty northwest wind."

Pray for the homeless tonight to seek warm shelter.