JOPLIN, Mo. — In terms of the battle towards homelessness, each little bit helps.
If there’s one factor that Dianna Gurley has come to count on as Govt Director of Souls Harbor, it’s the sudden.
She says you actually don’t know of what’s going to occur from at some point to the following.
“Simply when issues get the heaviest, nicely then the Lord sends alongside somebody like miss Annabella who lifts our hearts and lifts our minds and is ready to set us again on the monitor,” stated Gurley.
Living proof, this letter within the mail from 8-year-old Annabella Keith of Southwest Metropolis.
“I had a craft sale and received $52 simply from my household. I do know this can go into good palms, take care, God bless everybody,” stated Annabella Keith, Souls Harbor Donor.
Gurley says the letter introduced tears to her eyes. Not due to the quantity, however due to the intent.
“If you see a younger one like this whose coronary heart is simply in it for homeless folks and simply actually cares about what occurs to different folks on the planet, we had been simply actually overwhelmed. So, it was simply very encouraging to us,” stated Gurley.
Keith lives a good distance from Joplin and had by no means heard of Souls Harbor earlier than.
Not so for her mother, whose first identify not surprisingly is Charity.
“We attend the Full Gospel Church in Southwest Metropolis and there have been instances during which our church has come to volunteer and donate time and so I used to be conscious of all the nice issues Souls Harbor did, after which when Annabella stated she needed to donate cash to somebody in want I remembered this place,” stated Charity Keith, Annabella’s Mother.
“Properly I simply thought I ought to as a result of I felt sorry for all of the individuals who didn’t have a house and I needed to donate to assist them,” stated Annabella Keith.
So do small donations like this actually make a distinction? Dianna Gurley says sure, they do.
Proper now, Souls Harbor is on tempo to offer out double the variety of meals baskets this yr than they did all of final yr.
Already this yr, the ministry, which has been crammed to capability for a number of months, has additionally given out 6,100 meals baskets for folks in want in comparison with 6,900 in whole for 2021, and he or she already is aware of precisely what she’ll use the cash for.
“Purchase greens, as a result of our mom’s at all times inform us to eat greens. We’ve got a certificates of appreciation to your battle towards homelessness. It’s an enormous battle and it takes lots of people to get the job carried out and we’re simply completely satisfied you wish to be on board to make that occur,” stated Gurley.
However Annabelle’s fundraising efforts are simply getting began. She’s internet hosting a bake sale in Southwest Metropolis this weekend with the proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald Home of the 4 States
