We have the following volunteer opportunities:

In our Clearinghouse Phone Center we need volunteers to help with data entry and keying information into our database so our churches have the most up to date information available. We can also use help by Christians who are comfortable helping on our phone line, either by being a verifier, or helping as our receptionist. If you’d like to volunteer at this site contact Judy at 253-531-2365.

In our 2nd Hand Christian bookstore we need volunteers who will help sort donated items, help key new books into an excel spreadsheet so we can get them onto our bookstore website and errand runners. Errand runners will help take items we don’t sell like regular clothing, to our partnering church’s clothing bank so they can give them to clients in need. Errand runners are needed once a month on a Friday to deliver by 1:00 to the clothing bank when then are open. We could also use helpers to help recruit donated items from the community such as Prom Dresses and Musical Instruments.  If you’d like to volunteer here please contact Sherry Phinisey at 2853-468-6236

We are down to one twin sized bed and are in need of restocking our furniture storehouse. We are accepting Twin, Full and Queen sized box springs, mattresses and frames. We also need dressers and blankets and bedspreads. If you can make a donation please call our office at 253-531-2365

Here are some of the needs we have to establish our new 2nd Hand Christian Bookstore and Thrift Shoppe.

• A full length mirror
• 6 four foot bookshelves….:) we keep filling all the ones we get!
• A neon sign that says “OPEN”
• A heavy duty vacuum cleaner
• Musical Instruments for our Fall loan program
• Prom Dresses
• A donated or very reduced price for a plexi sign for the lit up sign board on Meridian. 20 inches high by 10 feet wide

We are out of beds and dressers. We gave the last of our twin beds last weekend to a church’s transitional housing program getting ready to open. They can still use a couple more dressers too! We are looking for Twin & Full sized beds mainly. Please no hide a beds or trundle beds. If you have a bed in pretty good shape, no tears or stains please call our office to arrange a pick up!  253-531-2365

We need a commercial site to move our bookstore in that is donated. We built this store to help raise money for the ministry and can’t sell 500 books just to make a rent payment. If you can help us, please contact Sherry at 253-468-6236. Our bookstore website is www.lovestreasury.com

We need 6-Four foot bookshelves for the Christian Bookstore. We also need two new computers. We have a couple computers that are over 10 years old and need replacing. I’d also love to have a heavy duty vaccuum cleaner for our new bookstore site.

Thanks for considering our needs!

It’s that time of year again and people are calling to see if we have any resources for wood to heat their homes. If you have wood you’d like to donate please call Judy at our office at 253-531-2365 and let her know!

Thank you!

This year we ended up reducing staff by about 37% which for a small non profit was 3 employees. We are down to very essential positions that all work on behalf of those in need, from the receptionist that takes the first call, to two intake advisors who screen and talk to over 300 families a month and our Clearinghouse Manager who trains all the volunteers that help us and works with the churches via email to coordinate help for our families in need. We can sure use your support and know that there are many good non profits you could choose to give to. We are blessed to have committed ministry partners who continue to be faithful and support in any way they can. We are very blessed by all the help we have gotten this year from a handful of very committed churches and we are very thankful for your participation and help as we work together to help those in need.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Sherry

Love INC is looking for a donated retail property that we can use to build  “Love’s Treasury” our pre-owned Christian Book store.  It is currently in our little office at one corner, but we are quickly outgrowing it! We are building the store to help raise money to support our operating expenses.

If you know of an available site that would be free rent to the ministry please contact Sherry Phinisey at 253.468.6236

Blessed, to be a blessing!

It’s with a very heavy heart that I had to tell the staff this week that we have to cut our salary expenses by $7000 a month. To do that, it is 50% of their already part time income. I currently have 6 people who work with over 300 families a month that are referred to us by networking churches and agencies. Normally the Office Mgr Judy is paid 30 hours(single woman supporting herself), Sarah an intake advisor, is paid 30 hours (single mom raising 4 young kids, no child support, Lisa another intake advisor paid 12 hours a week and volunteers another 20 every week, Cyndi our receptionist who is paid 15 hours and volunteers another day at the office, Sjannie who is paid 18 hours a week to help as receptionist and coordinate volunteers and Joan who is paid 10 hours and works on the follow-up calls to see how people are after we’ve talked to them and tried to find them help. This staff who is so dedicated to local missions work and helping those in need will continue to work as much as they can to help you help those in need, but some of them cannot survive with under 15 hours of pay to support themselves and their families and may have to find more employment or leave us altogether for a place that can pay them what is fair so they can support their families.

The staff have been told that for those who can still work some of their hours they aren’t paid for that they may be able to get compensated if extra donations come in over our normal $7000 a month of income. I believe God will provide, He always has. He provides through people who’ve been moved by His spirit to give to support our local missions work. For that to happen, His people have to hear about our problem. So it’s my job to get the word out and pray you will help me.

This is a current crisis for needs now. I know some of you are having hard times yourself. I know others are saving funds for a bigger building, better sound systems, educational wings, all of which are good and will benefit the kingdom one day. I’d just like to ask you to consider doing what you can to help us make an impact on the Kingdom now. Kind words of encouragement are great, but we need financial support. Many people tell us we are doing God’s work, and the church needs this ministry and how we bring the churches together to help meet needs no one church could meet alone. (Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.) I pray many will back up their words by sharing the treasure if at all possible.

We need volunteers to step in to help on the phones and on the computers if we are to be able to keep up with the heavy load of people the churches are referring to us to find help for. Please share with your congregation of our great current need. God will move the hearts of who he chooses. This is His ministry.

Thank you for doing what you can. I would be glad to give your leadership teams or anyone who wants to know a copy of our Profit and Loss statement so you can see our Financials. Donations can be sent to our physical address at 9116 Gravelly Lake Dr. S.W. #B4 Lakewood, WA 98499 or to our Postal Mail box at P.M.B # 286 10611 Canyon Rd. E. Puyallup, Wa 98373

Blessed, to be a blessing,

Sherry Phinisey
Executive Director