You don't know what the Esther House is??? Ahhhhh - okay - it is a house that is in progress of being established for women released from incarceration. We are working on the renovation plans, hopefully starting soon with a goal to be completed / inhabited by June. Then we will be working to furnish it. Many items will be purchased from thrift stores and some items (like mattresses) will be purchased new.
I read this comment from another ministry leader "If it is God's Will . . . it is God's Bill." So - yes - it IS God's bill and He calls each and every one of us to help Him fulfill His plans here on earth. Jesus tells us this in Matthew 25:31 - 46.
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
If you would like to contribute your coins (or even paper money, a check or a gift card) please contact me ([email protected]) and I will tell you how. If you are too far away for a "container" contact me and I'll give you an address ;-) If you are far away and have a Bible study or Church group perhaps you can make your own container and ask them to drop their coins in each Sunday.
May you be blessed as you bless others.
In His Name and for His Glory!!!