One of our small groups spent Wednesday evening at Bridging the Gap Community Center. While there they sorted and organized donated clothing that will distributed to families in need.

Bridging the Gap is a non-profit organization that has been meeting the needs of Coweta County families and individuals since 2009, distributing food, toiletries, and household items to over 1,000 people every month. You can learn more about BTG by visiting their website.

Two of our small groups combined forces to put on a Hero Day this week. This event was in partnership with the HeroBox ministry located here in Peachtree City. The groups put together 21 care packages for a Navy unit that is deployed overseas. (not in picture: Guy and Katherine Aubrey).

We were blessed to pay a couple’s past due rent today to prevent an eviction.

UNG Mission Trip. Anna Farrington spent her college spring break in Brunswick, GA serving with the University of North Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries. Anna and her team had a busy week working with several area ministries, to include feeding and interacting with roughly 150 homeless people at a local soup kitchen; visiting with residents at a home for the elderly; and serving with a ministry called Children in Action, an after school program for mentally disabled and troubled kids.

We were blessed to pay a disabled woman’s overdue utility bill today in order to avoid a service disconnect.

We were blessed to pay a young couple’s past due rent today to prevent an eviction.

As part of this year’s DNOW weekend service project, the Youth Group participated in the “Pack a Purse” drive sponsored by Edgewood Realty Group in Fayetteville. The purpose of the event was to help raise awareness and to show support to victims of domestic violence shelter. The youth shopped for needed items, and then assembled 20 purses full of toiletries, bath and body products, feminine products, manicure kits, etc. The purses were then donated to one of our three local shelters; the Promise Place in Fayetteville, Community Welcome House in Newnan, and Weaver Gardens in Fulton County.

We were blessed to partner with the Real Life Center and St. Vincent de Paul to pay a single Mom’s past due rent today to prevent an eviction.

We were blessed to partner with the Real Life Center to pay a couple’s past due rent today to prevent an eviction.

We were blessed to pay an elderly woman’s overdue utility bill today in order to avoid a service disconnect.