by catherine | May 1, 2018 | News, Praise Reports, Recent News, Requests, Praises
Recently a beautiful family came to make a very special donation. Five years ago, they lost their sweet baby girl. To celebrate her memory, they rallied their community to collect and fill “Birthday Bags” with all the supplies needed to bake a cake,...
by catherine | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog, News, Praise Reports, Recent News, Requests, Praises
James came to our door after hours. He had been living with his brother but was kicked out and had no food and no coat. All were blessed when a 4X new coat was discovered that was a perfect fit for James. Another homeless man who arrived obviously cold and hungry...
by catherine | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog, News, Praise Reports, Recent News, Requests, Praises
Walter and his wife are homeless and living in their car. They ran out of gas trying to get to WLFJ to shop. Walter has health problems and needed a cane. The volunteer joined them in praying for His provision for them. He was so excited to receive a cane as he is...
by Leah W | Feb 8, 2018 | News, Praise Reports, Recent News, Requests, Praises
Gloria was leaving the building after shopping but stopped the volunteer and asked for prayer that she might be used by God. At the end of the day, we noticed that Gloria was back in the building with two young people who needed to shop. After hearing the message,...
by Leah W | Jan 11, 2018 | News, Praise Reports, Recent News, Requests, Praises
After the Jesus Shop was closed down at WLFJ, God gave us the blessing of continuing to share from the resources He had entrusted to us. Carroll’s Kitchen (carrollskitchen.org) is a beautiful partnership for WLFJ in the Body of Christ. It was our privilege to...
by Leah W | Nov 28, 2017 | Praise Reports, Recent News, Requests, Praises
In Johnston County on Sunday night, the crowds continued to pour in and the available turkeys were getting very low. The leader shared with the honored guests that turkeys were low but we wanted everyone to be blessed. If anyone was having dinner with someone else...
by Leah W | Oct 31, 2017 | News, Praise Reports, Recent News, Requests, Praises
Melissa, a young mother, stopped in the Prayer Center because she needed help breaking free from the addiction of smoking marijuana and was convicted about her anger and swearing as well. She said that she knew these things were a sin against God and that her...
by Leah W | Oct 3, 2017 | Praise Reports, Recent News, Requests, Praises
Recently we experienced something that never happens on a Saturday…we didn’t have enough volunteers to open the doors! It was the weekend of Hurricane Irma and volunteers and resources were in great demand in other places. As our tiny group of leadership...
by Leah W | Aug 31, 2017 | News, Praise Reports, Recent News, Requests, Praises
One of our volunteers was giving out the message and shared a story about a bird that had gotten stuck in her house and refused to be rescued. She compared it to how often we run away from God instead of to Him. Emma came to the prayer center to talk afterward...
by Leah W | Aug 14, 2017 | News, Praise Reports, Recent News, Requests, Praises
A man that shops with us often, and is quiet and always a bit of a loner, was blessed this week with a wheelchair. As he was exiting the building, he spotted a wheelchair at our bonus area. His wife has been in need of one for a year. The bonus area is just...
