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Sharing The Love Local Organization Coordinates Compassion Project BY ANN MEAD ASH
A Closetful Of Blessings BY CATHY MOLITORIS
ouldn’t it be great if you could raid someone else’s closet and grab some “new to you” clothes? Thanks to Ruhl’s United Methodist Church, you can. The church, 4810 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim, will hold its annual God’s Clothing Closet event in its gym on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26, 27 and 28. Thursday and Friday hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. by appointment
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only and will be limited to 40 shoppers per time slot. To reserve a shopping time for Aug. 26 or 27, call Barb at 717-201-7566 and leave a message. Saturday’s hours will be from 8 a.m. to noon, and no appointment is needed. This is the 21st year for the event, which features free clothing for sizes infant through 5X as well as shoes, accessories and household items such as kitchenware. “It’s open to everybody. We don’t look for need,” said Kris Gray, team
leader of the event. “Everyone is welcome.” Gray explained that the inspiration for the giveaway came from another service project of the church. For years, church members collected clothing to donate to a mission in Appalachia, but the expense of sending the clothing added up. W hen Gray started talking to local families that participated in a meal giveaway at the church, she realized the church could
make an impact in its own community. “I asked the families coming in, ‘ W hat else do you need?’ and they said, ‘We need clothes for our children,’” she recalled. “I thought, ‘Why are we sending clothes away when there is a need right here?’” A bag limit per person will be set on some of the most widely soughtafter items such as infant and children’s clothes, but otherwise, shoppers are free to browse and pick up what they need, Gray said.
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God’s Clothing Closet will feature free clothing, shoes and accessories.
On July 24, when Lora Brock led a team of eight volunteers from Ephrata Community Church (ECC) to work on a home on Maple Street in Lititz as part of Love INC’s Compassion Project, she knew the church members would be removing insulation, weeding, and painting. Brock did not know, however, that she and other team members would be leading a neighbor to the Lord. “This man came over and asked if we could work on his mother’s house,” said Brock, who told the man she would give him ECC’s number to arrange for a future visit. “The next thing he said was, ‘ Will you pray for me?’” said Brock, who added that the team quickly surrounded the man and began lifting him in prayer. “He knew Jesus died on the cross for sins, so I asked, ‘Would you like
