I am from Coast Community Church in Gulf Breeze, FL. I had the pleasure of working with some of God’s mighty warriors there from Healing Place Church.
My experience began on October 15 at 5:00 a.m. Yes, they start reeeally early there! We cooked enough breakfast for about 150 people. We hit the street… first stop… Baton Rouge Dream Center on Roselawn. What a blessing to see everyone just pitching in to do what we were all called to do! After that it was off to the levee and the streets, where we I experienced everything from a serenade to a quiet moment with one of many of the homeless there. On October 17, we were all at it again! Started at Roselawn with chili, boots and socks! The guys as well as gals were thrilled as well as touched to have a warm meal and new socks and shoes for their feet. We didn’t stop there, we continued on to the levee and the streets, where more lives were moved. It was an awesome God day!
Coming from someone who has never experienced working with the homeless, I must say that it was an eye opening experience as well as a heart wrenching… We have all been called to take care of the less fortunate and to spread the Good News while doing so… this has definitely put a fire in me that I can only hope and pray becomes so warm, that everyone in my community will want to get closer to feel the warmth.
I thank God for his timing on this and thank Him for these wonderful people who are doing exactly what God has instructed us to do.
Valerie Vidal
Outreach Coordinator
Coast Community Church
Gulf Breeze, FL
That's our Girl! She truly is a child of God with Him in her heart. Thanks to HPC for opening your arms to our family each and every time we come and teaching us some very valuable tools so we can go out and minister to others as you do and especially for taking such good care of Val last weekend.
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Coast Community Church