Love INC helps churches care for people in need.
These are just some of the love stories God is writing through the ministry of Love INC Lake County Southwest. He is a God of transformation!
Mobilizing All Ages
I'm pretty sure Dominic Baldacci is the youngest volunteer we've mobilized so far. Dominic is the grandson of Pastor Craig Baldacci, a great friend of Love INC Lake County SW. Dominic won the bike he's pictured with at a picnic recently. His mom Andrea and his Grandma Marmie asked him if, since he already had a bike, he might want to give the bike to another kid who didn't have one. He liked the idea just fine, and asked his Grandpa Craig to help him find a child with a need.
God's Love Ramps Up
Love INC Lake County Southwest has been working with a disabled single father since late 2010. Not only has Bill's advancing illness kept him from working, but it has made it harder and harder for him to get up the steps to the mobile home where he lives with his two children. Enter God, in the form of 5 local churches!
After thoroughly assessing Bill's story and situation, Love INC decided that the best way to help Bill try and move his life forward for himself and his family was to make sure he could enter and exit their home safely.
Love Story: Four Churches Helped a Single Mom and Her Son
Vicky was referred to us by Love INC Lake County NE because she was closer to our area. Vicky did not have all the money she needed for her September rent. She and her son Michael were facing the real possibility of eviction from their apartment. We completed an intake and one of our volunteers found an appropriate way to reach out to Vicky and bless her with a few needed items. But she still needed the rest of the money for her rent.
God Multiplies Wheelchairs
Love INC Lake County Southwest was recently asked by our counterpart in Northeast Lake County to find a wheelchair for the disabled daughter of a client in our area. They also needed some basic personal care items. We set out to find the chair and we put one of our partner churches to work on the other items. After literally dozens of phone calls covering at least half of Lake County, the lady in need wound-up with not one, but two wheel-chairs!
Churches Turn Stickers Into Love!
Since Christians don't believe in alchemy (turning straw into gold), how did several Love INC Lake County SW partner churches turn a bunch of stickers into an expression of love? From September 2010 through January 2011, Jewel Foods ran a pot and pan promotion, giving shoppers special stickers with their Jewel purchases (1 sticker for every $10 spent). Customers saved the stickers and redeemed them, along with a single penny, for a variety of cookware items, such as roasting pans, skillets and dutch ovens.
