Grace in Mission

2008 at Center of Grace

United Community Services is doing a survey for the Johnson County human services agencies. They asked me to get the numbers of people that we served at the Center of Grace last year, in certain categories. I wanted to share these with you. 

We helped 26 households with rent and utilities, 126 households with boxes of food, and 2680 households through our clothes closet. When I added it up the number of families that we helped just with through these three programs was 2832. Isn't that amazing and that does not include community dinners, health screenings, ESl or Step Up. WOW. We certainly touch a lot of lives in Jesus' name.

contributed by Pastor Sylvia Romero

Alternative Gift Fair a Success

The 4^th annual Grace UMC alternative gift fair was held at the Ridgeview campus the Sunday morning after Thanksgiving.  More than $10,000 was raised for organizations located here and around the world.  Organizations which benefited include: 10,000 Villages; Heifer Project International; Give Ye Them To Eat, Mexico; Spofford House, Kansas City; Methodist Missions in La Gonave, Haiti; Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture; and Grace UMC’s own projects: Summer Sack Lunch program, Hispanic Ministries, and the Love Fund, which provides emergency rent and utility assistance to families in Olathe.  Fair Trade coffee and chocolate were also sold, with sales for these products totaling $685.

 

            It is estimated that 150 to 200 persons or families participated in this year’s alternative gift fair.  The Missions Commission would like to say Thanks to one and all for your prayers, presence, gifts, service and stewardship for this important annual event!

 

Contributed by Lisa Rohrbaugh