Warm Fuzzies 6.1.11

I spoke with a client who was experiencing severe medical issues—namely she’s recovering from surgery for cancer. As a result, she was unable to work and behind on her rent. The network partner who referred her to Cornerstone has walked with her through this very challenging season. I was very blessed to pray with her for healing and God’s provision. We were able to provide rental assistance to keep a roof over her head as God keeps arranging circumstances in her life for His ultimate glory.

Last year, we were able to help a young woman suffering from cancer by providing food and clothing for her family. She came back this month for further assistance. Her cancer had spread, and because she was expecting, wasn’t able to undergo more surgery or therapy. We were able to provide food, clothing, and baby items, and prayed for her healing and God’s comfort as she faces more surgery this month. Please join us in praying for her.

What would it be like to raise seven children on your own? I can’t imagine what one mom we have been helping goes through on a daily basis. She came to us asking for very little, though their need is great. God calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves and we know it’s only through His goodness we are able to help those with material needs. We were able to give this family food, clothing, and a dryer. Beyond that, we were able to share the love of God with her and she knows He loves her because of the love we showed her in HIS name.

God sent a 22 year old woman to us to minister to. She lost her job and her husband works odd jobs to bring in what income he can. They are in desperate need of jobs and a steady source of income. More importantly, she is in need of the hope and peace that only God can give. She showed me the scar on her arm from a recent suicide attempt. We helped her find interview- appropriate clothing and provided emergency food for their family. She felt uplifted when she left, and we know it’s because we were able to minister to her as God’s hands and feet.

We received a call this month from an elderly, homebound woman that had no food in her home and no family or friends in the area that could help. We were blessed to be able to get her food, a can opener (she had been opening up cans with a knife!), and some other household items she was in desperate need of. We also set her up with some local services that could provide long-term assistance. What a tremendous opportunity for us to encourage and pray for our new friend.

Each Warm Fuzzies post is a compilation straight from our case managers, telling the amazing things God is doing at Cornerstone in the lives of those we are privileged to serve. To God be all the glory!