In a neighborhood where most people do not have transportation or a washer and dryer and the average household income is under $15,000 “The Clothing Closet” provides more than just clothes.
Nine years ago Robin had a vision of providing clothing to the people of the 04, the poorest zip code in the state. Since then she has volunteered 100s of hours to see CC become a reality.
What she did not know then is that she would quickly fall in love with the people that she was serving.
You see Robin knows what its like to be hurting and lost. Clothing is not all she wanted to provide, she wanted to provide HOPE.
Her vision is that CC be a gateway to relationships That will lead to people finding hope in Jesus. And if you spend any time here you will see that her vision is becoming a reality!
Robin says that the hardest part of her job is Being the manager of CC while maintaining an atmosphere of friendship, growth and learning with the people she is working with. It is hard to balance logistics with relationship!
She misses the days when she was the one that got to pray with people, now she has a team of women who do this while she makes sure everything is running smoothly. Just organizing the clothes is an overwhelming task some days.
For Robin it’s not about the clothes, it’s about the bridges being built. Her prayer is that the people she meets on Wed. will walk through the doors of That Neighborhood Church on Saturday night and hear the hope that only Jesus can give.
This is the biggest work being done at CC
So….. by now I’m sure you’re wondering “what can I do”
I am So glad you asked 🙂
clothing donations can be dropped off at proclaimfm.com
7112 Angola Rd
Holland, OH 43528
Blankets, TP and tall kitchen bags can be dropped off at https://westgatechapel.org/
2500 Wilford Dr. Toledo, OH, care of Randy Fall
Money donations can be given at
http://www.lovegodlovepeopleproveit.com/