Our Baseball Blessing
Submitted by Shawna Roy, Director of Operations – Aldine YOUTH With spring approaching, our youth program staff met to discuss new programs and activities that we wanted to implement for the low-income youth that we serve. Since there are no organized sports in our community, we talked about expanding our activities to include baseball and/or softball. [...]
A Bike for Gerardo
Last fall, Get Together member, Ray Wilkinson, saw a boy’s bike at a garage sale for just $5 and couldn’t resist purchasing it. When his wife asked him what he was going to do with it, he said, “I am going to give it away – to [...]
The Get Together Reaches $2 Million Milestone
At last week’s 2011 Kick-Off Luncheon, Executive Director Cathy Lawdanski, announced that God has provided over $2 million in goods, services and business expertise to Houston area ministries through The Get Together since the group’s beginnings in July 2003. To God be the Glory! The Get Together started in July 2003 when several men from [...]
Get Together Connections Help Aldine YOUTH
As God put on my spirit who to honor at our Holiday Brunch, it wasn’t until they were selected and I wrote out my intro notes did I realize how often The Get Together and Get Together NW would be highlighted. Thank you all so much for being the vessel through which the blessings flow [...]
A Violin for Jesse
For several years, Get Together Board members, Frank & Sandy Kampe, have served as coordinators for the Birthday Bag Project at Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Children served by Mission Centers of Houston are presented with a bag complete with gift and everything needed for a party – cake mix, balloons, paper goods, etc. Many times, [...]
“Miss, What Am I Supposed to Put My Clothes in?” Part 2
In June, while telling the kids they serve what they would need to bring for camp, the staff of Mission Centers of Houston was faced with the fact that these inner city kids didn’t have suitcases, duffle bags, backpacks or ANYTHING in which to pack their clothes. A call went out through the GT network [...]
The Get Together Is A Catalyst For Ministry
Check out this awesome article posted by Gracewood Ministries. They mention how The Get Together helped connect their ministry with Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church—and how this wonderful partnership has continued afterwards. A very good read. Read the full article here.
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