New Facebook Fan Page and Helping Eastern Carolina Tornado Victims

The Three Eleven Photography Facebook Fan Page is live! Unfortunately, this exciting event for me has corresponded with the horrific tragedies that were left behind by the tornados and storms the ripped across Eastern North Carolina and the country last weekend. On Sunday, we were stunned by the images and stories from people we knew who were affected by the storms. There were 80 confirmed tornados that touched down in Eastern North Carolina alone!

A family in our church works with Stop Hunger Now and told me that the ministry suffered damage to it's local storage facility, where thousands of meals are stored. These meals are sent all over the country and the world to feed people who are in need and victims of disasters, just like this. Thankfully, not all the meals were lost, even though the roof of the warehouse was blown off! There were meals in a couple delivery trucks parked outside the warehouse that were untouched!

This got me thinking about what I could do to help, and I thought it would be great to get more people involved, so here’s the deal: For every person that “likes” the Three Eleven Photography Page from yesterday until Friday, April 22, I will donate $1 to Stop Hunger Now. So tell your friends! I’m not putting a limit on this (unless it goes beyond what I have in my bank account). The tally is already up to $7! I’m excited to see how much we can rally!

Thanks for your support!



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More than Pictures ∙ The Gate, Women of Vision and Samaritan's Feet Ministries

I am going to start a Christmas tradition. Well, maybe I should say, continue one. Christmas tends to bring out the charitable side of a lot of people. It is a time to think about other people and give gifts. I love this part of Christmas, but really, it gives me greater joy when I come across people who are like this year-round.  I want to introduce them to you

I was trying to decide who to start with when Stacey, one of my friends from church, called me and gave me the answer. I was invited to capture an event. Some people may call it a shoe drive, but it was so much more.  Three ministries, The Gate, Women of Vision and Samaritan’s Feet, partnered up to give shoes to local kids who needed them. But it did not stop there.

When I was told about the event, I had no idea what I would experience that night. It started with a room full of shoes,  and ended at a washing station manned by about 30 volunteers.  The foot-washing had nothing to do with whether the kids’ feet were dirty or not. It was an act of loving service exampled by Jesus. While they washed the kids’ feet, the volunteers would talk to them and “love on them.” (I just love that phrase!) After their feet were dried, the volunteers would put the brand new socks and shoes on the kids’ feet. The expressions of the kids AND volunteers were priceless!  Just thinking about it makes me well up. I’m not going to say any more. I am going to show you.

 

For more information about this event, take a look at the Women of Vision blog:

http://womenofvision.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/a-wov-story-of-hope-and-inspiration-kinston-chapter-shoes-of-hope-distribution/

You can also read more about these ministries at the links below:

http://www.thegateofkinston.org/

http://womenofvision.wordpress.com/

http://www.samaritansfeet.org/our-mission