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B the Light Update: Partners With a Purpose This month’s update is full of upcoming activities that will bring us closer to becoming open full time. Welcome to September!
First Church of the Nazarene Wednesday Night Prayer.
B the Light is highlighting our PARTNERS WITH A PURPOSE! This is just one of the ways we use to fund and facilitate what we do here at our Poverty Reduction Center. Trust me when I tell you that our city always seems to have our back. There are many residents of Bartlesville who volunteer their time on a regular basis. We have volunteers that come in during the temporary warming shelters, many help with set up for our garage sales and other fundraising events, and still others are helping us prepare for being open full time. We are thankful for the First Church of the Nazarene and all the other cooling shelters. They stepped in this summer to keep our homeless friends from suffering with heat-related issues as we navigated the complexity of the chillers on our air conditioner. The truth of the matter is, the homelessness issue in our city will never be helped by just one single non-profit group. It takes many groups and many individuals to work though the steps, so that we can continue to help our homeless neighbors on a regular basis. We are grateful for those that realize this is a purpose far greater than any one individual or just one group. Partners with a Purpose is another way our neighbors from near and far, can help to keep us open with a monthly donation of just $20. The purpose we have for our neighbors on the street, is to create in them a will and a desire to be a productive member of our city. Their past experiences have created their present reality and without help, they’ll remain stuck in this life of lack and emotional despair. We remind them of their purpose often, but the tangible resources and help needed often costs more than words alone. The goal of Partners with a Purpose is to do just that. Homelessness is a complex issue; a puzzle with the pieces
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dumped out everywhere. There’s trauma, abandonment, poverty, addiction, and mental illness. There is never just one answer for those that come to us for help. They come to B the Light and they turn over their box of puzzle pieces in front of us and we take it from there.
I liken it to one of our neighbors that showed up last week needing help to get to rehab in a different state. This woman had nothing of any value to take with her, so we purposed to get her what was needed for her journey towards a fresh start. B the Light provided her with clothing, underwear, new shoes, toiletries, a suitcase, and a couple of books to motivate her along the way. And as we watched her load up her suitcase and leave B the Light that morning, we were firm in the conviction that what we did in that moment, was due to our Partners with a Purpose. OUR PARTNERS WITH A PURPOSE HELPED SEND HER TO REHAB. Without your help she would have been stuck in the old journey, full of displaced puzzle pieces. Below is a barcode that you can scan to help us, help them. The donation is only $20, and it will come out once a month either by Paypal or the banking institution of your choosing. With your help, we can begin to put their puzzle back together again. ALSO!!! Our garage sale is set for SEPTEMBER 5th, 6th, and the 7th. This year’s sale is during the same time as the Kan Okla 100 Mile Highway Sale. Drive your truck! The B the Light garage sale proceeds will help to open us full time! Don’t forget about our Keller Williams GIVES BACK Charity Golf Scramble! IT’S HAPPENING September 20th at the Adam’s Golf Course here in Bartlesville. Proceeds benefit B the Light Mission. Have a great month, and thank you again for all your support.