What A Year!

First of all, we want to thank all of you for a wonderful first year. We thank you for getting out of your comfort zone and your cozy pews and being the hands and feet of Christ. NONE of this would be possible without you! We hear from many who say they just haven't had the time or opportunity to serve yet and we really look forward to working with you in all that God has planned for NeighborLink Porter County in 2010!

There are many stories like the one I am about to share with you, and it is incredible to be part of it all, we are very humbled. The week of Christmas, we received a call from some friends who are helping out with Neighborhood Ministry. They had taken a Christmas basket to a trailer in Portage. Upon their arrival, the family shared that they had no water, no heat and a large hole in the roof of their trailer that could see outside. Through their difficulties, they were still able to offer dessert to the family who had brought the basket! I received a call later that day, asking that these projects be posted to the NeighborLink Porter County website. I immediately obliged and then we all added this request to our Facebook pages. To our delight, we received a response within hours that there was a contractor in Illinois who would come out and take a look at the projects. On Christmas day, the contractor came out and took a look at things. Later that week, they got them water, set them up with some heaters and were looking into fixing the roof! Not only that, but they were going to supply them with a new furnace!

Again, this is just one of the many stories of how God has been working in Porter County this year. You can read more of our stories in earlier posts. Never in our wildest dreams of starting this organization did we imagine the enourmous things that God had planned. Present day miracles do happen, just keep reading!

With all of that said, there is still much work to be done. In 2009, NeighborLink volunteers completed over 80 projects! However, there were 80 projects that expired. This is where we need your help. We need you to help us spread the word about all that NeighborLink does. We need additional churches and volunteers to come on board with us to help fulfill the needs of those in our community and share the love of Christ. We need people who are passionate just like you!

We are looking forward to the coming year and working with those we have partnered with this past year. We are looking forward to Earth Day, ShareFest, Neighborhood Ministry and all of the opportunities that God presents us with this year. We hope to serve right along with you and as always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us!

In Him,
Larry & Judy Alders