Amanda* was first referred to Volunteers In Service in January of 2023 by a local food pantry. She was a young mom with an 18 month old at home. She used a walker and had limited vision. Amanda had no transportation and no food in the home. VIS was asked to find a volunteer from a church to bring her an emergency box of food from the pantry.
Over the next 2 yrs the same small group of ladies from a local church regularly provided rides for Amanda and her daughter to the grocery store and the diaper pantry and to medical appointments. They built a beautiful relationship with Amanda. They invited Amanda to worship with them at church and participate in their Cradles of Grace program.
This spring, when Amanda went into labor way too early with her second baby, God made sure it was the volunteer who was a retired labor and delivery nurse who took her to the hospital and walked with Amanda through the loss of her baby.
These ladies have been the literal hands and feet of Jesus. They are witnessing God’s love in practical ways to Amanda and are loving her just like Jesus does! That is BEING the church in this world.
THANK YOU to all our church partnerships and volunteers for witnessing God’s love and building God’s kingdom through your service, your financial support, and the relationships you build in the community!
*Name changed
*This story is from a church in classis south.
