December 8, 2022 – A few weeks ago in our blog post We shared some ideas and dreams that we have for helping the poor. One of those was a workshop space for skills training and to spread out when making projects.
We have been working on trying to find a place for several years only to find the doors closed. This week after we asked our supporters to pray about our ideas, the best solution we could have asked for is coming together.
The unit next to ours in Jackson has become available and we are going to get it. With the two spaces, we will be able to expand the store a bit and create an excellent training and working center for the REED Workshops we do.
We will have a space to teach sewing and to have the students make things for us to sell. There will be other space for the production of upcycled products and storage for the donations we receive for projects.
On the same day we said we would take the space I got a phone call from another ministry we have talked to about partnering. They work with teenagers from low-income families who are struggling. We had chatted about some classes and business training in the past. Now it looks like we will have the space to make something happen for these students.
We are overjoyed about the possibilities this space will provide and knowing that God opened up the door for us to add this new area of serving the needy is amazing. Thanks for your prayers and support for all that we do.
Now that we have the space, we will need to fit it to be the most useful for the most people. Pray that we will know how to make it as multifunctional as it can be. Pray also as we move forward that we can set up programs to touch the lives of those who need it most.
We will be looking for some renovation funds, start-up salary funds to pay the workers until sales start coming in, volunteers who live near to help with mentoring and overseeing some projects (watch for more information on this soon), and lots of prayers.
As we take it one day at a time, we are trusting God and very much at peace in our spirits even if the environment around us seems to be a constant battle. We can’t imagine living any other way as where God wants you is the only place you will find purpose and peace!
Thanks again for your partnership with us.
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