What God Did When a Few People Showed Up for Lunch
88,000 meals 52 eye exams and pairs of glasses Ministry housing, repair and maintenance Birthday parties for 300 inner city kids Professional Services & Consulting to Ministries These are just a few of the things that God did through The Get Together in 2011. Did you know that in 2011, The Get Together leveraged [...]
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. [...]
Aldine YOUTH Makes a Difference
Here is a letter written to Sylvia Bolling, Founder and Executive Director of Aldine YOUTH this week. This is a wonderful testimony of how Aldine YOUTH is making a life-changing difference in the lives of youth in their community. Hello Mrs. Bolling, I’m not sure if you remember me. My name is Alan Swickey (name [...]
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 [...]
A Member’s Perspective
What a wonderful idea The Get Together was. What a meaningful experience it is to get to witness the work as it is happening. God fixed our brains so we could network. Getting to see it happen first hand is such a blessing. A surprisingly simple tool like a list of needs can stimulate [...]
Birthday for Fernando
Here is a picture of Fernando. Today is Fernando’s birthday. He’s opening a birthday present that is part of a Birthday Bag he received from a member of Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Soon after coming to Mission Centers of Houston, Executive Director, Ginger Smith, realized that for many families in her community, a birthday celebration, [...]
Get Together Caps Off 8th Season!
The Get Together celebrated the end of it’s 8th Season in April with a time of testimony, praise and thanksgiving from business people and ministries. The 2010-2011 Season saw a record number of business people attending and serving ministries using their business expertise and networks. During the 2010-2011 Season, members of The Get Together met [...]
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 [...]
Boxes of Love – Reflections from a Volunteer
Get Together member, Ed Case, served as a volunteer delivering “Boxes of Love” to needy families during Thanksgiving week. Here are his reflections on the experience. Brothers and sisters, I have to tell all of you about a heart-wrenching and deeply convicting experience I had yesterday as a result of delivering Thanksgiving meals to the [...]
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