Friday, April 8, 2011

PLEASE HELP! One of our neighbors finally has a place to live!!




I met a gentleman last yr named Ron Hood. He is one of our neighbors that has been homeless for 7 yrs. He was blessed at Elevation Church during our Outreach series where the Church gave away $40,000 to Urban Ministry Center and then proceeded to give away another $5,000 for Ron to pay rent in an apartment for a year!
Ron has worked hard trying to get his life back on track after a tragic time in his life. Both him & his wife were homeless, alcoholics & drug addicts. They got held up at gun point & robbed, the gun man shot Rons wife, she died in Rons arms. That was 2 and a half yrs ago. From that day forward Ron has been clean. He helps other addicts at The Urban Ministry Center get clean, he does talks on radio stations and has been completely turning his life around one step at a time! Since January he has been trying to get an apartment...NOW that time is finally here!!!!! I am so proud of Ron for staying strong and being so patient through this process. He is such a fighter and even though he was turned down many times for a place, his patience paid off!
Ron wrote me a small wish list and I said I would pass it along to see if I could get anyone to help!
So here it is... 

Ron Hood’s Move In Wish List: (he has nothing right now)

  1. Couch // COVERED
  2. Love Seat//COVERED
  3. Bedset – mattress, boxsprings, frame, head board, dresser //COVERED
  4. Queen Sheets, blanket, mattress cover, comforter, towels, pillows
  5. curtains// COVERED
  6. Side tables//COVERED
  7. 3 lamps//COVERED
  8. Small stereo/radio – cd player//COVERED
  9. TV //COVERED
  10. DVD player
  11. Dinette Set and chairs//COVERED
  12. Dishes, glasses, silverware //COVERED
  13. Pots, Pans, can opener, cooking utensils
  14. 2 Trash Cans
  15. Microwave
If you are able to help with any of these things, PLEASE let me know!
Ron is so excited! He is sending me a picture of his apartment floor plan so I get to see it! :)
God is so good and when you do what you can do, He will ALWAYS do what He can do!!! just be patient!

Here is a pic of Ron when he was at Elevation! Sorry they are not very clear!


2 comments:

  1. Kat - I have a nice set of Pfaltzgraff dishes in my attic that I would love to give Ron, and I'm working on the rest of #12. Let me know when/where to get them to you! Erin Hummel, dehummel@msn.com

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  2. I have 3 sets of sheets for Don. 2 are cotton and 1 is flannel. How do i get them to you for him? Leah Anderson, leah@johnandleah.com

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