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One thing we learned from Mister Rogers was how to take care of our neighbors and our neighborhood. Looking back over this past year it was amazing to see such UNITY in our COMMUNITY! To see churches, businesses, organizations and individuals joining forces to come together to help our neighbors.

The volunteers who came together to step out and serve without fear to deliver food boxes, toiletries, diapers, Christmas gifts, holiday meals. To help with our food box drive through each week, praying for those in their cars and listening with their hearts. Doors may have been closed, but people’s hearts were open.

A teacher’s voice advocating for her students that were in great need and received the help, she was working on their behalf.

A Rotary club helping 104 children with $100 gift cards from Target for clothes, shoes and coats. The family of nine who lost their home and ran out only with the clothes on their back receiving $100 gift cards to replace what was lost.

A teacher’s aide going through a messy divorce, losing her husband’s income with bills mounting and nothing extra for Christmas. She stood by her car at our food drive through in tears as we gave her a holiday meal and told her a donor would adopt her children for Christmas. 

What was given was not simply food, gifts, toiletries, diapers, holiday meals.
What was given was HOPE! 
Because you HELPED! 

Never underestimate the power of the smallest act of caring, it can have the potential to turn a life around, and isn’t that what we are called to do?
To Love God and to Love our Neighbors - Thank you for doing that well!

                Blessings in the coming year, 





 

My name is Alex. In 2019 my kids were put in foster care by their mother. Unfortunately, I started drinking and ended up homeless, due to my poor decision making. 

I found myself looking for an opportunity to find a positive environment for my children, so I moved from Massachusetts to Merced. I tried everything I could to get my kids back in a stable home environment, and that meant I needed some furniture. I contacted Love INC and after a conversation, they helped me get the furniture that my family and I needed. I wanted to volunteer because I believe in service work, and when you help others, you help yourself. 

I called Love INC and they needed some help in the furniture ministry, which is my career background so I began volunteering to help deliver furniture. My experience has been amazing!

I can honestly say that I didn’t find Love INC, 
Love INC found me! My children are back home with me, I am now an usher at Yosemite Church and I am so grateful to God! 

THANK YOU First Baptist Morning Glory Bible Study

These wonderful ladies filled our Love INC Food pantry! We are so grateful!

THANK YOU Yosemite Church Coffee Break

We are so blessed by your giving hearts to our neighbors in our Community!
Our hearts and pantry are filled with gratitude to the ladies at YC Coffeebreak, Thank you for your giving hearts to our neighbors and families!

Because of Merced Sunrise Rotary, we were able to help 104 Children and teens with $100 Target gift cards for clothes and shoes. Thank you Rotary for blessing our community!

Learn More about what Love INC
is all about on our website

loveincmerced.com


Providing 50 meals to help feed the homeless
at Merced Inn and Suites.

Thank you to Pastor Ella Garza at United Methodist for helping us get 70 food boxes a week out to our community
We were blessed with donated food from Bethel Seventh Day Adventist and Yosemite Church. 


We are so excited to now have, available to churches and organizations, 
A portable homeless shower to meet one
of their most basic needs.

It is a wonderful ministry that your church or organization can join in serving our homeless population.
We can let you know how you can be involved at info@loveincmerced.com


On behalf of my brothers and I, we would like to thank you very much for our gifts. May God bless each of you and we wish you to have a Merry Christmas. We will always be grateful for your heartwarming gifts you give to children in order to make sure they have presents to open on Christmas. Thank you very much and may God be with you always.

Merry Christmas !!!
Kevin, Brayan, Dilan, Evelin We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.    
     
Thank you so much. We pray that God will be with you always.







This letter was written by a child from a family that was blessed by a business that connected with Love INC this holiday season.

 
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MINISTRY STAFF


Annette Macias
Executive Director
annette@loveincmerced.com
 

Love Plus Program
loveplus@loveincmerced.com 

 

Furniture Ministry
furniture@loveincmerced.com
 

Sabrina Rayford
Clearinghouse Coordinator
clearinghouse@loveincmerced.com
 

Alex De Busk
Graphic Designer / Photographer
creative.id.designs@gmail.com

BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Hub Walsh
President

Pastor Craig Greatman 
Vice President
 

Eric Swenson 
Treasurer


Kathy Wyman 
Secretary
 

Joel Schaap
Sheila Quall

 

 

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