Nellie

God is at it again!

I met Nellie today. Nellie and her husband operate a ministry to homeless people, mostly men, perhaps exclusively men... I know few details except that these dear hearts are not part of a larger movement or connected to the welfare system. They have incorporated as a ministry and do the fundraising and mercy delivery pretty much all on their own. They live in a modest house with 12 or so homeless people they care for, some with special needs. In addition, they feed about 100 homeless down by the lake every Sunday.

A while back I had offered to help Donna, our church Missionary coordinator, by providing paper goods to Nellie, but as happens with me, I forgot all about it. Then yesterday after cleaning at the church, I felt I had forgotten something and asked the Lord to show me what I had missed. Suddenly, the paper goods came to my mind and I was off to Sam's Club to get them.

I got Nellie's address from Donna this morning and after church drove over to make the delivery. Her smiling clients unloaded the carload of cups, plates, etc. while Nellie and I got acquainted. "You came just in time, She told me, "Only yesterday afternoon I was praying because I was running out of paper goods and hated to call Donna again."

I told her about my prayer of yesterday afternoon and we both marveled at God's amazing goodness. I just love it how He works! She prayed, I prayed, He answered at just the right time.

I had some meat for Nellie's bunch, too, and Richard and I dropped it off this afternoon on our way to Bible Study. I was glad Richard got to meet Nellie. She's quite an inspiration. She demonstrates so well the heart of Christ. She may not be able to make a difference in the "homeless problem," but she makes a world of difference for the 24 people who live in the two homes she opens for the neediest of the needy.