Come and See

Fleece Blanket Drive

It all started with me wanting to help but I didn’t know how. I wanted to be the hands and feet of Christ but I didn’t know how to start. Mrs wendy gave an excellent suggestion for a fleece blanket drive for the homeless. A fleece blanket does a lot of good b/c it’s a source of warmth, shelter, and it gives security. 

Well all I needed was a big box. Me and my mom went to sams club b/c they always have huge quantities of random stuff that goes in big boxes. As I was walkin down the aisle, I saw a big box that was perfect , but it was filled with towels. So I proceeded to put the towels in another box- I was determined lol So me and my mom just took the boxes. Well we felt guilty for not askin so we asked the little greeter lady if we could have them- like she would know! (lol)- and she said sure so we took them. I wouldn’t recommend stealing though!  lol

So all I needed was a box to be the hands and feet of Christ. A lot of times we just talk about being Christ to others and helping the community but we never do it. After a message we say, yeah that’s a beautiful thought and ill think on that for this week but as for applying it… yeah not so much for me. My life is sooo busy and God will understand that… We start to spiritualize what the bible says so much that it becomes “un-applyable” In a recent survey of “strong Christians” nearly 80% of them said that Jesus spent time with the poor. This same group of Christians was later asked if they spent time with the poor and less than 2% said they did.

Therein lies an important lesson. We can admire and worship Jesus without doin wht he did. We can applaud at what he preached and stood for without caring about the same things. We can adore his cross without takin up our own. 

With the fleece blanket drive I didn’t try to find an easy way to help--- I wanted to help and it happened to be easy. Being the hands and feet of Christ ive learned is nothing complex- its simply loving your neighbors. Mother Teresa used to say,”We can do no great things, just small things with great love. It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in doing it.” One of the coolest things about her, is that when ppl would admire her and ask her how serving the dying poor in Calcutta was goin, she would just simply say “Come and See” 

Maybe you saw this posted on the fleece blanket drive box . I thought it beautifully explains what Mother Teresa means by “come and see””
Two guys are talking to each other, and one of them asks why God allows all this poverty and way and suffering to exist in the world. And his friend says well why don’t you ask him. The guys shakes his head and says that he is scared. When his friend asks why he mutters, “Im scared God will ask me the same question.” Over and over, when I ask God why all of these injustices are allowed to exist in the world, I can feel the spirit whisper to me, “You tell me why we allow this to happen. You are my body, my hands, my feet.”


There are about 4000 to 5000 homeless people in Savannah alone.
The death rate of homeless people is almost four times greater than that of the general population.
Harsh living conditions and constant exposure to the elements leave a homeless person more susceptible to acute illness and traumatic injuries.
What can be the first thing to start with when becoming the hands and feet of Christ?

On the union mission and savannah city mission website there are wishlists that contain things that are sooo simple to donate. Things like nail-filers, towels, socks, light bulbs, and umbrellas. Another thing that is really good to donate is CAT bus tickets. 

For all of those who donated blankets, towels, and other things- thank-you. And not only do I thank you for making this happen and being a blessing to me but the guys at the union mission thank-you- they told me so!  When I dropped the blankets off, some of the men who lived there came to help us carry them to the mission. They looked at the blankets- something so basic- as something worth so much. Not only did you give them warmth, shelter, and security--- but you gave them love- something that everyone needs a constant supply of.

God Bless