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**OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY: BEING THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS!!**

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**URGENT UPDATE, WE ONLY NEED $129 MORE ~ PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING

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I just wanted to update everyone on Fred and Irene and their 5 grandchildren. I have received many text, emails, and phone calls about this family over the last week. Many of you, after dropping off the meal, and seeing the small hotel they are living in are overcome with emotions. My heart is very heavy tonight for them. I am sad as I think these children are on springbreak and confined to a tiny hotel room. I have prayed and fasted pretty much all weekend about this family as how God would have us help them and encourage them. I just look at my 4 youngest children who have ADHD and think how could I possibly confine my kids in a one-bedroom hotel room for 45 days. I am much younger than Fred and Irene so imagine how they are feeling. Tonight I received a text that when the food was dropped off, Frank just appeared very sad. It broke my heart. I am not sure exactly what we can do, but this is what I have come up with. I know this is short notice, but I just feel God is saying “you need to do something” so with that, I cannot do it alone and am coming to all of you.

I am trying to raise $900 for them. I am using Chipin where you can make donations via paypal (so yes, secure). I am trying to raise $900 because as you all know PayPal does charge a small processing fee. This money will go through our nonprofit PayPal Account www.miraclechristmas.com. I am asking EVERYONE OF YOU TO donate $1-$10 or whatever you can afford.   No donation is too LARGE OR TOO SMALL!! With the money we collect, I was going to see if they want to spend next week at the Great Wolfe Lodge in Sandusky. Irene told me early on that the kids LOVE to swim and I thought Fred and Irene could pick the kids up from school next Friday, 4/20 and spend Friday and Saturday night at the Great Wolfe Lodge with the kids!! The kids would be able to run around, swim, and enjoy themselves and Frank and Irene, I think, would be more relaxed knowing the kids were having a ton of fun. I know this is a big thing to ask of everyone, but please prayfully consider this. We have over 8000 fans on the page and if EVERY single person got involved, we could give them a GREAT GIFT, A FREE GIFT, just like Jesus is. . NO STRINGS ATTACHED. Please feel free to share the Chipin page with ALL your friends and/or family!! Let’s get EVERYONE involved. This is such an easy way to be the hands and feet of Jesus in such a tangible way.

Thanks for considering!!

GOD IS GOOD. . . ALL THE TIME!!




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Comments

  1. Have you contacted Great Wolf to see if they would help out? Lower the price? Provide food or donate? I lived in a hotel room for 3 months with 4 kids, and it is terrible. (We had a flood) Food and laundry services are so appreciated, but your idea of Great Wolf is so nice!!!!! 🙂

    • Contacted them and they cannot offer anything, they get 1000s of requests monthly and unfortunately cannot help everyone (that is what I was told)

  2. I absolutely LOVE your heart! God is truly using you to bless others. Just awesome 🙂

  3. I think this is such an awesome idea! What they are going through cannot be easy, and to get a small break would probably be extremely helpful in boosting their spirits.

  4. Sent a little something. As a grandparent who raised grandchildren for 14 years, I can only imagine what this couple is going through. Maybe they could contact their local Kinship resource center (in Franklin County it’s Children’s services) to see if they can receive some additional help. God Bless.

  5. Joni, I used to live in Sandusky and Love, love, love this place!!! It is soooo much fun for the kid in all of us!
    What an excellent idea!!
    ~Chris


Joni-Family-SmallMy name is Joni Meyer-Crothers and I run this couponing/money-saving blog along with my husband, Jamie. We love to show others how to save money in a BIG way! We do all the work for you. . we do the matchups and show you where to get the coupons, many FREE printable coupons. Sit back and follow the blog and watch your savings increase! Couponing is a ministry for our family as we we love to show others how to save and share from their couponing harvest!

I just recently wrote a book called “Extreme Couponing” (released March 5, 2013)  that gives step-by-step directions on how to coupon.  We have been featured on TLC “Extreme Couponing” five times, The 700 Club, 20/20, Today Show, GMA, HLN, Rachael Ray, AOL “You’ve Got”, Fox News, CNN Money, Huffington Post ~ to see a complete list you can click on the right-hand sidebar and the clips and articles are listed there.

I continue to challenge everyone weekly to donate 5 nonperishable or hygienic items to a local food bank/pantry and/or family you may know in need.  Don’t ever discount the smallness of any act of kindness. . it matters!