God's Perfect Timing

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 ESV

Over the years I've seen the Lord's perfect timing several times; saw it again yesterday and today. Our church has a food pantry and clothes closet to help people in need. Our director Rachel told me yesterday that we had some baby food in the pantry that was going to expire at the end of the month so she was going to post on a community site to see if anyone needed it. Also yesterday one of our church members came by to drop off some baby clothes for boys that a relative had given to her. Some of them were brand new with the tags still on them.

This morning a lady contacted Rachel about the baby food and made an appointment to come by and pick it up. When she came in, she began to open up to Rachel about what was going on in her life. About four months ago she had moved to the area with her husband and six kids, age range from 16yrs to 3 months old (born here). Unfortunately her husband is an alcoholic and a few days ago he abandoned her and the kids with no money. She had run out of formula and had just started giving the infant baby food, but had run out of that too. Thankfully, we were not only able to give her baby food, but we had formula to give her as well. Rachel asked if she needed diapers, but she said she had plenty of diapers but could use some wipes, which we happened to have in our pantry.

As they were talking, Rachel asked her if they needed any clothes. The lady was hesitant and at first said she didn't want to take more than what had already been given to her, but she finally told Rachel that before he left them, her husband, in a drunken stupor had taken all of the babies clothes and burned them in a barrel behind their house. The only clothes the baby had were the ones he was wearing.

Of course we had received a large donation of baby boy clothes just the day before! (God's perfect timing). She was able to take a box of clothes for the baby and also food for the family. She and the kids are moving back to Illinois this weekend to live with her mom, but the food we provided would get them through the next couple of days. The woman was overwhelmed - she had come just expecting to get some baby food for her baby, but thanks to your generosity and God's perfect timing, she was able to leave not only with food and clothes, but with hope in a God that would supply all of her and her children's needs.

Thank you church for your generosity and for helping those in need. God is good ... all the time...