God remembers our name. . .

By Lisa Muir. . .

A couple of weeks ago I met a lady about my age at Hope. She told me she had been having health issues and we prayed together. I told her I would be praying for her. She came back in this weekend when we worked and as soon as I saw her her face lit up and we sat and talked for a good while. She said she had been feeling better and was so thankful. I told her I had been praying and asked her if I could pray with her again and she said yes. When I said her name she was in shock. She stopped and said to me, " You remembered my name!" , in astonishment. I told her , "of course I did, I told you I would pray for you and I have been!"  She just kept saying over and over again, " You remembered my name."  We prayed and shared with each other. And I got thinking about her a lot. The point of telling this isn't to say that I did anything. But to share that some people feel forgotten and lonely. They sometimes don't feel they matter. More than likely from what I had gathered she has experienced a lot of hurt and pain in life. But to realize she didn't think I'd remember her or her name just made me pause for a few minutes. It is important to pray. It's important to let people know we aren't just saying we care.  Maybe to her , me remembering her name meant to her that I actually did care. Idk.  We never know what's going to be the thing that helps one of our guests see Jesus. I know we have the best volunteers there are. And I know from watching them every time I work how much they love the ones who come in. I know they are showing the love of Jesus each and every minute our guests are at Hope. So my point is to encourage us all that the little things do matter.... A smile, a hug, a meal a Bible or a coat given when it is cold outside ,  stopping to pray with someone as I have witnessed countless others do, remembering someone's name.....Who would have thought that remembering a name would have meant so much?   And for sure , God knows our names, every single one of us . He wants His people to know He loves them and they are important to Him.

H.O.P.E UPDATE. . .

Lisa Mears Muir

April 17 at 8:35am

It is unbelievable what God is doing in the lives of the people of this county and surrounding area! To date...the Lord has provided 2,443 total meals! We opened the doors of HOPE on Friday, January 29, 2016 and here it is only April 17. 12 weekends worth of serving. It is actually mind-blowing! The people it is affecting continues to grow. Some come in like last night....younger people ....not knowing what to expect.....and digesting that it's free......sitting there in amazement looking all around and watching the love that is being poured out on all the guests. These young people even coming close to not even being able to contain their emotions as they received food to take home for another meal on top of what they had just received. Then they received hugs as they left knowing that they had just been loved on unconditionally because God sent His people to do that especially for them. Stories of those young people taking Bibles when they left and other young people taking them this weekend, remind us that there is a point to this. And it is God's point. His plan. His provisions. His working. His love. His grace. His mercy. How blessed we are to be a part of this ministry. His ministry. And God we pray for the people you are reaching. And although we may never know the full impact You are having, we pray that You would continue to use us in whatever ways you see fit so that You can continue to impact their lives and they would want to put their Hope and trust in you for eternity. Thank you Lord!

 

 

H&R Block Partners with HOPE

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H.O.P.E. Ministries would like to thank Paula Green & Angela Hayes, owners of H & R Block in Princess Anne, for their donation in the amount of $1000.00 presented to us on Friday, March 11.  They have also been a drop off location for canned and dried goods.  We are so thankful to have businesses like this in the community that see what the need is and so willingly have come forward to help. This donation will enable H.O.P.E. Ministries to continue feeding those who need a home-cooked, hot meal.  We are so blessed!

SHARP Energy Partners with H.O.P.E.

We want to take the time to give a special THANKS to Sharp Energy in Pocomoke, MD for all they have done to help H.O.P.E. Ministries. They started by graciously donating 150 gallons of propane to get us going and they have given us a very discounted rate on all our usage. Their service department made several visits to check all our gas equipment and get them up and running. They also came back to help us as we added an additional stove that was donated. This excellent service was all provided at no charge. We are so blessed to have local businesses like Sharp coming along side us as we work to feed our community.  

Post by: Lisa Muir

We say it almost every week.....but Lord we thank you for letting us be Your hands and feet. It is an honor to be able to do Your work. This is not about anyone of us but totally about what You have orchestrated....what You have provided....what You have ordained. The Lord had us provide 111 meals just this weekend plus sending many bagged lunches out on top of that so people could have lunch Saturday and Sunday. Thank you God for putting this ministry on the hearts of thi...s county and even others outside of this county. People are getting free Bibles and thankful to have them! People are getting connected to other people to help them on this journey we are all on. You are great Lord!! You have a mighty vision for Your people and it is unfolding before our eyes! Your love knows no boundaries ! Just this weekend a gentleman was sitting there eating and was talking to one of our volunteers and he said, " I just don't want to leave here. I really love it here ." I am thankful people see You through Your people Lord. Help us to always be that to Your people.

 

 

WE ARE CLOSE. . .

     I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are happy to announce that we passed our Health Department Inspection and are looking to open the first time on Friday, January 29, 2016. We are planning on opening from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm to serve our first meal. We are looking to serve a few meals to work out any bugs we have before having the official Grand Opening. Once everything has been worked out, we will be contacting everyone that has expressed an interest in helping. We are still waiting on more equipment that possibly may get donated that will really help us out. We still need to do some general cleaning and organizing to get things ready. We want to say thanks to everyone who has worked so diligently to get things ready to open. I also want to thank everyone who has donated; we are so blessed to be able to be part of God's plan. This whole ministry would not work without the support of the community and are so grateful for everyone who has asked to help. We're also looking forward to everyone else from the community who is going to get involved. Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we continue to work to get HIS ministry up running to be the hands and feet of Jesus. If you want to donate in any way, or have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us through email, Facebook or by phone. You can get all of our contact info from our Contact page on our website.

Thank you,

HOPE Ministries staff.