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Originally Posted by Margies3
What is Sally Anne? Can you encourage your people to go and get involved with them if they are an organization that is helping the victims of this fire? Word would get back to the people where the volunteers were from  That would be one way to be a witness to them. |
I agree... it would be a great witness. They will never forget!
This fire is an excellent opportunity for the church to step forward and be there for the people. You might be surprised at the small things that will make a difference in their lives… and if you do minister to their physical needs, they will trust you with their spiritual.
I have experienced a fire in our home… it is traumatic to experience. In my case, the fire was contained to the attic area/roof and was put out before it damaged anything major. We were displaced from our home for six months… but we were blessed. The red cross helped us get into a hotel and our insurance adjuster and insurance agent was there to provide for restoration of the home.
At the time of our fire, we didn’t need anything as far as clothes.. I was constantly worried about our pets… we had a cat and a dog. I couldn’t find anyone to take them in for us until we moved back home. They both had to be left outside and I would drive home and feed both animals after work. I drove up one day to find the cat dead from being ran over… I had to bury her. I don’t know why, but the dog was continually getting loose and I would return home to find her on the porch waiting on us. Sometimes the collar had just been removed, someone was purposely letting her off. I would reinforce her chain/collar and hope she didn’t get off again. I think she sensed something was wrong and why we weren’t in the house. I kept asking people if they could just take her until we could care for her again… no one wanted to. One evening, I went home to feed her, and she wasn’t there…Animal control picked her up and the cost was too great for me to get her out by the time I got paid. I was too proud to ask for help… but I checked with the pound everyday… I even went to the mayor and explained the situation.. nada…no help, and AC put her to sleep. It is the only time that I could remember lying to my girls… I just said she had another home, and she would be ok…not to worry about her. To this day, the girls talk about Lucy and hope she has a good home. I learned a lot through our experience. I’ve learned to care and reach out to people in situations.
Why I am sharing this with you is… you never know in what manner that you can help someone who is a victim of a fire. It doesn’t have to be clothes… or money…just being there for comfort… to listen… PEOPLE need people during this time… and it doesn’t matter how small or great the need, we should be there to help as Christians….as we are the only Jesus that some will ever see.
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