This young, married couple works with the Youth For Christ organization. They were horrified by the images they saw on TV of 'the storm' (as we all call it now) and they desperately wanted to help. I have yet to find out their names, but they have both recently graduated from college, so they'll be doing sort of an internship with YFC while they're here. Their jobs will consist of various duties, from helping out at TES, to attending meetings and coordinating efforts with different volunteer groups.
When we bought our house last May, we knew that there was tons of space here that we could use at some point to minister to someone. On the night of the 27th, Craig and I both felt that SOMEBODY would need a place to stay. Whether it was a family displaced by the storm, or, as with situation that we're in now, people coming in to help, we knew it could be used. There were several possibilities that came and went, but nothing ever really panned out. Craig is on the email list for YFC, and when the email was sent out needing people to offer housing, I called Mike Green (he's the YFC director) and told him what we had to offer. For those of you that don't know, our basement is finished and fully-furnished. We have a kitchen, bathroom, living room, TV...everything (see the pictures...side note: the bed will be made when they arrive).
We even have some old furniture of my parents' down there that they weren't using now, so its a perfect setup. He and his wife came over the day after I spoke with him just to check out the facilities, and to make sure the little man we keep locked up in the 'dungeon' part didn't come out. Well, there's really no little man, but its fun to talk about him to my nieces and nephews. It helps to keep them out of the places they shouldn't be in. After the once-over, Mike really thought the situation was exactly what they were looking for, so, skip a couple of weeks, and here we are.
We've got some people from our church that are helping out with snacks and food (thank you all, again), and Boots and Chuck gave us a chest of drawers for them to use. So, our little temporary home is complete! We're really excited to meet with them, and I'm excited just to have other adults here popping in and out during the day. I'm sure the worst part of this whole thing will be when they leave. I HATE it when you meet somebody, become friends, and then somebody has to leave. Its such a heartbreaking feeling. Thanks to modern technology, though, keeping in touch shouldn't be a problem. Well, unless they decide that I talk too much or my kids are too active on the hardwood floor directly above them. If their email addresses suddenly disappear, I may be able to take the hint.
Todd and Aimee are gonna hang out here Sunday afternoon and let them in. We're gonna be at a Tim Hawkins concert in Montgomery with Ryan's Rt. 56 group from church. Hopefully they'll still be awake when we get back so we can finally meet.
So, pray for us. Pray for them. They're the ones that have the really hard work to do. I'm sure they're gonna be tired, physically and emotionally, from what they experience. We just want to make it a little easier on them.
Have fun during the weekend, and wear some sunscreen.
Love,
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