Broken wheel chair

Well were do I start? What a week it has been at Genesis.

Today was the end of a long journey, which started Tuesday this week. We have a 85 year old who frequents the centre and on Tuesday he walked from his home to Genesis. To put this in perspective it would take me 5 minutes to walk this distance. It would have taken him 30 to 45 minutes to walk this distance. He came to tell us that his motorised wheel chair had broken. I have never seen this guy so lost and so sad in the time he has come to the centre.

I don’t know if you understand what it is like to be with out your mode of transport for 4 days? But for him it was not just a mode of transport it was what his life revolved around. After looking at the wheel chair we decided it needed to be fixed. For 3 days he walked from home to genesis and after we shut we dropped him of home.

But, there is good news. Today we went to pick the wheel chair up, it had 4 new tires, new battery and charger, a new basket on the front and a cover to stop it from getting wet. When I drove it into Genesis he was so happy. His face had joy written all on it. All week he had not been able to do any shopping, the first thing he said to me was "thankyou very much" then he said " now I am of to buy some bananas". We thank the scooter shop for fixing his wheel chair.

We thank God that over this week he has kept this man safe.

We also thank God that his wheelchair is now fixed and working better then ever.

We also send out a special thanks to Perth Family Support centre, for helping with 50% of the cost involved for fixing the chair.

Good news

For many years one of our friends at Genesis has been living in her home. Over this period of time she has struggled to get a person to come and do some maintenance on her house. With deteriorating taps, fly screens and fans, her house was becoming a bit of a hassle. One of the workers at Genesis made one phone call expressing these concerns last week.

Today we had some good news, our friend called up and said all maintenance had been completed and everything was working well.

We don’t know why after many years of this person trying to get stuff done, it only takes a phone call from a caseworker to get something done. All we do is thank God that all is working well now at her house.

Matthew 7:7-8

Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be open to you. 8. For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be open.

Feed back

Hi to all who read this blog.
It has now been 2 weeks since I started this blog and during this time we have had so much success in people’s lives through the centre. I thank all those who have prayed for all the staff and clients at Genesis.

I am just wanting a little feedback from those who read this blog frequently on whether it is worth continuing? You can give feedback by writing on the comments page or send me an email steven_freind@hotmail.com.

Look forward to hearing what you have to say.
Thanks again for all your support.
God bless.

Lending a helping hand

Just before lunch today I was getting ready to take all the food down to the park. At this point I still did not have any volunteer organised to come and help me give out the lunches. As I was walking back inside I was thinking who could I get to come and help? Then I heard a young guy only 17 ask me if I needed a hand with lunch. He came down to help me with lunch; I was able to have a really good conversation with him about what he would like to do with his life. I really enjoyed the time spent with this person and will hopefully have the opportunity to catch up weekly for a chat. I thanked him very much for helping me with lunch; he replied,

"I can tell my mum that today I was able to help the Salvos give out lunch".

It made me think yet again "how great is our God". It amazes me how often we need something and God seems to put someone or something in our path to make things a lot easier or more helpful for the task at hand.

Numbers 6:24-26

May the Lord bless you and keep you: the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you: the Lord turn his face toward you and and give you peace.

What Would Jesus Do?

Today at Genesis, a lady we had been helping into accommodation came back thanking us for the work we had done to allow her to move forward with her life. She bought us some flowers and some Chocolates, and I love chocolates. We don’t expect anything in return for the help we give people, but it is good to know that the work God has us doing through this centre is empowering people in the community to live happier and more thoughtful lives.

It got me thinking how we always need to try and be like Jesus, because we may only say one thing but this one thing could change the outlook on a person’s life. We need to speak words, which Jesus would have said and we need to act how Jesus would have acted when he was walking the earth. I know none of us are perfect, but it is a great aim to work towards.

No matter what confronts us in life or what situations comes across our path, I think we need to think as the armband says.

What Would Jesus Do?

Working together

Today was a good day. We have been working on connecting a family into a local Salvation Army. Today when this family was in need, we were able to contact the church and between them and us we were able to have a healthy outcome.

Unfortunately one of our great friends at Genesis received some bad news this week that her daughter passed away suddenly. This has been a tough time for all involved. We have been able to organise an officer to do the funeral and people from a local Salvation Army have been able to support her through this time. We keep her in our prayers everyday, and I ask that you pray for this person as well.

In the Salvation Army we are all about doing things as a team. I love the fact that as a big organisation we are privileged to be united for the one cause, and that is winning souls for Jesus Christ.

1 Chronicles 28:20
"Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the LORD is finished".

Ten Little Salvos

TEN LITLLE SALVOS

• Ten little Salvos, standing in a line, one disliked the officer, then there were nine.
• Nine little Salvos stayed up wery late, one slept in on a Sunday, then there were eight.
• Eight little Salvos on their way to heaven, one took his own road, the there were seven.
• Seven little Salvos chirping like some chicks, one disliked the songster leader, then there were six.
• Six little Salvos seemed very much alive, but one lost his interest then there were five.
• Five little Salvos pulling for heavens shore, but one stopped to rest, then there were four.
• four little Salvos, busy as a bee, one got her feelings hurt, then there were three.
• Three little Salvos knew not what to do, one couldn't forgive another, then there were two.
• Two earnest Salvos, each won one more, that doubled the number, then there were four.
• Four sincere Salvos worked early and worked late, each won another, then there were eight.
• Eight splended Salvos, if they doubled as before, in just a few short weeks, we'd have 1024

Our forefather had a vision to change the world one soul at a time. Although at times it may seem hard to believe- it can still be done (Written by a Captain of the Salvation Army)