Here comes another storm!
I got out this morning ahead of the predicted snow to buy another bag of underwear. Do you remember “socktober”? We all gathered up socks to donate to our unhoused neighbours. Then as the weather worsened we assembled mitts and hats and scarves and overcoats. Things are not much different for people seeking shelter beds or places to get out of the weather.
They don’t have showers, or washers and dryers or places to store their “extra changes of clothes.” Imagine for a minute what life is like not to have those things.
So we have declared February to be “Feb- u wear -y”. If you’ve got the means to buy some new, clean underwear (the “u-wear” in February) for men or women, get it to church on Sunday or take it directly to one of the places handing these donations. Underwear and socks are still the most requested clothing items. Any donations that come to church will be donated on your behalf. And someone, whose life is unimaginably hard will at least have something clean and new to start the week.
Because next week it will still be winter. And those people are still our neighbours.
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