STIR is almost one year old now and we are learning more and more each day about the direction God is moving in. We are so blessed and it is so exciting to get to be a part in His big story!
STIR was presented to me a little less than a year ago as I was just beginning to live again after a very difficult few months following the death of my youngest daughter, Glory. It was the answer to my prayer of, “Where do I go from here?”
And even though the STIR team continues (and will continue) to learn how to better reach those around us to stir their hearts and ignite action - even though our socials, events, venues, and cuisines might evolve a little from month to month - one thing unites all of us - our passion to love those around us and make a difference in our community and in our world.
And next month STIR is connecting you with my passion.. So it is with GREAT excitement that I am able to invite you to our first STIR Christmas Glisten and Give Event on Monday, December 2 at Madame’s Main Attraction in Van Buren.
To me, this event is the beginning of the realization of a passion that was actually born while my Glory Girl was still sticking her tongue out and smiling in the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in Little Rock, Arkansas. When you enter a place where children are fighting for every breath you are likely encountering parents at the most vulnerable point in their lives. During the 16 months that I was in the CVICU with Glory it became very clear to me that the sick children were well taken care of, but the parents had just stepped off a cliff and were in a free-fall. I witnessed families being torn apart, divorce, jobs lost, lack of transportation, and the list goes on.
My passion is to love these parents by providing them not only with food and shelter, but with a hope that they may never have experienced…the hope we have because Jesus loved us first. I want them to see my life and the STIR team and supporters and want what we have - a joy that comes regardless of our circumstances.
I am inviting you to be a part of this outreach! Because of our faith, we can show them hope and love.
Come join us on Monday, December 2, at 7pm in Van Buren, Arkansas for a special evening of food, fun, and fellowship and help us pamper these families by bringing one or more of the items listed above. On December 11th (the anniversary of the day Glory Girl went to be with Jesus), the STIR team will take these items along with a catered dinner to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital CVICU Family Room for these parents to enjoy.
Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing a ticket to this event…because of our space, we are limited as to the number we have available. I can’t thank you enough for helping me make this passion a reality so that we can change lives together…
