God has accomplished so much at Cornerstone through volunteers. These men and women have each given at least 50 hours of volunteer service to Cornerstone between January 1 and April 30, 2011. They are the top 6% of all volunteers in total hours donated so far this year. We are SO grateful for their generous gifts of time and talent!

Janet Powers (CWJC)

Marguerite Schildgen (Thrift Store)

Harold Kimber (Senior Adult Bible Study, WelcomeBack)

Lori Manning (Promise House)

Terry Pickle (Thrift Store)

Robin Williams (CWJC)

Travis and Jill Pipkin (Administration)

Lynda Swoveland (CWJC)

Marianne Dennehy (Thrift Store)

Bill Richards (Thrift Store, WelcomeBack)

Bill and Barbara Norman (Administration, Thrift Store)

David and Lois Essells (Thrift Store)

Sheila Daniels (Promise House)

Britt Reed (WelcomeBack)

Amy Hernandez (Administration)

Teddi Wilson (Administration)

Sherry Bracy (CWJC)

Mary Stanley (Administration, Thrift Store)

Edward Villanueva (GED, Medical Clinic)

James Stevens (Thrift Store)

Bud Dodson (Thrift Store)

Barbara Maynard (Administration)

Dan Schmit (Medical Clinic)

Cancer can steal a person’s health, but cannot steal this woman’s hope and faith. God is the foundation that keeps her feet firmly planted. We were blessed to help with clothing during this period of chemotherapy and extreme weight loss while God is healing her soul and body.

A married father of two recently secured part-time employment! The position is flexible and can increase to full-time employment when he finishes this semester at TCC, then decrease hours if necessary when school begins again in the fall.

A father recently released from prison was sent to us for food and clothing assistance. He lives in a storage shed on his in-laws’ property to be near his children who live in the house. We were able to show God’s love to him with the items we provided. Hopefully, this will help him love in the way God intends us to love ourselves and Himself.

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!

My journey at Cornerstone has been filled with many wonderful people who have generously given of themselves. I have been especially blessed to know these four individuals who have walked beside me for the past twelve years.

Steve Mitchell has volunteered with Cornerstone for twelve years and in just about as many ways! Steve and his wife, Martha, volunteered for many years with Child Evangelism Fellowship. They presented the Gospel and helped lead many children to Christ during the Good News Clubs at the old Cornerstone Community Center on Peach Street.

Steve helps me each Thanksgiving by driving his truck to the store the Saturday before to pick up turkeys. His son, Jonathan often comes with him, and both help us unload the truck full of turkeys.

Every Thursday night, Steve volunteers to tutor people who are preparing to take the GED test. He has tutored adults here at Cornerstone for many years.

Steve also plays in the Cornerstone Golf Tournament every year.

Frank Walker has been a volunteer at Cornerstone for ten years. He drives his truck every week to pick up our food order at the Food Bank and volunteers with his truck for three other ministries! Frank also attends the weekly Seniors Day Out Bible study.

Edward Villanueva, a retired school teacher, has volunteered with Cornerstone for seven years. Edward is invaluable to our adult education program as a GED tutor and ESL teacher. He is always studying, whether it is GED material or reading and writing papers for classes at Tarrant County College.

Edward and his wife, Maria, both volunteer at the Cornerstone Medical Clinic as receptionist and interpreter.

Harold Kimber leads a weekly Bible study for the Seniors Day Out program. He also led a Bible study for the weekly lunch for the homeless at the old Community Center. He has led a weekly Bible study at Cornerstone for over ten years.

Harold also works every Tuesday with Jerry Cabluck for the Welcome Back/Tarrant County program.

Oswald Chambers calls those who pray, serve, help and give hope and encouragement “living monuments of God’s grace.” My journey at Cornerstone has been blessed because I have been surrounded by these four men who truly are living monuments of God’s grace to the people that cross their paths at Cornerstone.

Jesse Vasquez
Director of Community Services