rePurpose
Last summer, Brooke D’Angelo’s mother told her of a co-worker who had been living in a homeless shelter with her two young children. Housing had been found for the family, but they had no furniture. When D’Angelo, a Dover resident, learned that the children, ages 2 and 4, had no beds to sleep in, she shared the story with the small group she was in.
“We heard about this, as a group of moms, and we were heartbroken,” said D’Angelo. The women sprang into action. “We got together what we could get: Two single beds and bedding and a few random items that we happened to have between the six of us and gave them to the family.”
That event was the impetus for the group to form rePurpose. The nonprofit ministry – which has grown from six to 16 local mothers – collects, stores and redistributes gently-used household items and home furnishings to individuals and families in need. Donated items are stored in rented warehouse units the group pays for with funds raised through bake sales and private donations. To help defray costs, the moms even take turns cleaning the offices of Tyler Moving and Storage in New Philadelphia in exchange for discounted rental fees. (Times Reporter )
Sounds like the church being the church--being the hope of the world--not being told, but being moved by compassion and led by His Spirit.
Thanks ladies for your generosity and your willingness to be Jesus.
Here is a story of what God has done through these ladies:
RePurpose came into my life right when I needed it,” said Deb Kellog of Canton. Kellog, a cancer patient, lost all of her possessions in a house fire last year. Due to her medical condition, she had been unemployed and had no homeowners insurance. Kellog eventually moved into a trailer but had no furnishings or household items. In addition to a bed, stove, a window air-conditioner and other household items she received through rePurpose, Kellog, who loves to sew, was perhaps most grateful for the sewing machine, fabric and materials they supplied.
Kellog now makes purses, quilts and other items to supplement her income.
“RePurpose helped me when I had no resources to get the things I needed,” she said. ( Times Reporter )
Sounds a whole lot like the Acts 2 church:
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:42-47
