It All Came Together At the Right Time

The Whitestone congregation contributes to a variety of missions throughout the year. In March we collected $850 for New Horizons Ministries, a group that provides assistance to street kids in Seattle. We learned about New Horizons from Scott Hylton. Here Scott reports on how that gift was used.

Mary Steele and Scott Hylton

I want to thank everyone for the generosity shown by your March mission to support New Horizons Ministries in Seattle's Belletown neighborhood.  

Prior to purchasing the items with the money you sent we contacted the leader, Mary Steele (pictured), and asked her what would help them the most.  She said the toiletries were needed but also they were going to come up a little short on a project that renovates some space in their center that only has a phone in it, to a computer room.  They needed $900 so the Liberty Road Foundation, which is the group I'm a part of that is a regular supporter of the Ministry, agreed to match part of your contribution so we could come up with the full amount and also spend about half on toiletries.

With that portion I purchased:

- 3 curling irons (Elizabeth, assistant said these and the straighteners were badly needed)

- 4 hair straighteners

- 48 travel size bottles of non-alcoholic mouthwash

- 120 travel size shampoo/body wash bottles

- 72 travel toothbrush/toothpaste combinations

- 96 travel roll on deodorant bottles

- 36 pairs of women's socks

- 60 pairs of men's socks

- 24 containers of Motions Hair Care product (Mary said this would be very popular)

The youth that use this stuff don't always get to use luxury products like some of the hair care products so this is really providing something that can help give them a feeling of normalcy.

This last week I finally received all of the toiletries that I'd ordered with the mission money that Whitestone graciously contributed.  I threw it all in the car and went down to meet Mary at 7 am on Thursday.  They were very grateful for the assistance and I was very glad to be a part of it.  

I opened up the boxes and took a picture with Mary so I could send it to you.  There is a fat roll of cash in her pocket that you can't see that was the monetary part of your gift.

I want to stress again that this was unexpected for them and they didn't think they were going to have enough money to do the renovations.  It really was God working with your hearts, me, and the Liberty Road Foundation to bring this together for New Horizons Ministries.  It all came together at the right time.