Thank You from Pat and Fr. John

Thank you to Dawn from Howell for your donation of womens and mens clothes plus a generous amount of toys(Aug 30/09.

Thank you to Heather from Robbinsville (Dawn's sister) who donated boy clothes size 7 which we always need, because they are so hard to get; plus shoes,toys and girl and teen clothes (Aug 28/09).

We gave 2 bags of childrens clothes and 1 bag of toys to a school in Mercer County that trys to help needy students in their school (Aug 30 2009. The woman said they really could use some educational books, like a,b,c and other school type books for the younger children. We will keep an eye out for that.

REQUEST FROM US: If you have any school type or reading books for children - please consider donating them to us so we can help this woman. Thank you.

Pat and Fr. John Ride Again

Some news from Pat and Fr. John:

Donna from PA.donated several gift cards from Kohls to help a very needy family. Thank you for your generosity and continued support.

Jane from Medford donated a bag of baby bottles with new nipples. These are always a welcomed item and much needed. Thank you.

Fr. John and Pat dropped off a high chair to a woman in Toms River on August 20th.

Fr. John and Pat dropped off some household items to a woman in Bricktown starting over (husband took everything of value) Aug 20/09.

Fr. John and Pat met needy family from Newark half way to give them some baby boy items.(Hamilton they met us at local store)

Julia from Browns Mills donated some baby girl clothes on Aug 24. We always need these too. Thank you.

One of Our Kids

Here is a "before" and "after" picture of one of our babies. God, we love these kids. Isn't he a handsome little guy???

A Thank You Pat Received

This is a picture of a letter sent to to Pat by a Grandfather who was very appreciative of the help we gave to his grandchildren.

Again, this is what makes this journey so worthwhile.

Thank You From Pat

A family from the Bellair Mobile Home park in Browns Mills donated some baby girl items and crib bumper set. Thank you! We have baby girls coming soon - we need these items!

Pictures Are Worth a Thousand Words

Here is a picture of Fr. John with members of a large family in South Jersey. One of the daughters wrote him to ask for help for her family - so he and Pat loaded up the car and off they went. Do you see the smiles - THIS is what makes it all worthwhile!

Thank Yous from Krystal

Krystal wrote....please thank...

Erin from Haddon Heights for donating everything left over from her MOVING SALE! All wonderful like new items. All different items from mens, womens and babies...

Greg and Maureen from Audubon for Yard Sale left overs. She also was kind enough to donate a Queen size mattress to a family in need. She took the time to take it there and gave the family a laptop to do online classes for school. This couple has such a kind and big heart.

Nicole from Pitman for baby items.

Dawn from Merchantivlle for womens clothing and shoes.

Karen and Bob from Eastampton for men and women's items

Michell from New Egypt for a large donation of little girls clothes that she was kind enough to deliver to Suzann's.

Thank You Donna from New Hope

We'd like to thank Donna from New Hope for her donation of boys clothes. They are greatly appreciated. FYI - we always need boys clothes - they must wear their stuff out quicker than little girls. Thank you again for your generosity.

Thank You to Jennifer from Jackson

Thank you for you donation - but more importantly, thank you for the verse you sent. It speaks volumes. Here for everyone's reading pleasure - and to provoke some thought - is the verse Jennifer sent.

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Matthew 25:35-40 (New International Version)

³⁵For 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, ³⁶I 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? ³⁸When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? ³⁹When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

⁴⁰"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'"

Thank You Donna

Thank you to Donna from Maple Shade who donated cereals, pop tarts, shampoos, spaghetti sauces, tooth paste and other items. It is greatly appreciated.

Statement from Fr. John

He wishes me to reiterate (see our website www.reysofhope.com) that we help everyone, regardless of race, creed, color or religious affiliation. Need has no boundaries and we chose this path we are on. If you need us and we can help you - we will be there.

Pat & Father John - On The Road Again

Thought you might like to see our Fr. John at work - these pictures were taken by Pat - they are delivering baby items to two couples who were nice enough to let us have a Kodak Moment. Thank you so much. Really puts meaning to what we do.

We Got Her, We Got Her!!

We would like to welcome Krystal Widman into our small organization! We are so happy she joined us! She has lots of energy and a true desire to help others. She has bought with her her experience working with People in Transition as well as knowing personally (as do all of us) what it's like to struggle.

Truthfully, we've been hoping to recruit her for some time now. I would say we got lucky and the time was right.

Our Newest Partner - Krystal "It's Time to Care"

We have partnered with Krystal who uses the slogan "Its time to Care" on her requests for help as a way to remind others that it truly IS. Now more than ever. She is in the process of applying for her own 501(c)3 -unless we can convince her to join us (SMILE). She is a very young woman who has used her own resources to set up her storage unit and garner volunteers. We are very impressed, since she is also the mother of a small child, works for another charity AND goes to school. We plan to include her accomplishments as part of our blog since we are all in this together. She can be contacted at itstimetocare@gmail.com

July 29/09 In the last week she has helped:

Displaced homemaker from People in Transition needed business clothing size 6-8. was given many outfits.

Displaced homemaker from People in Transition size 18-22 needed career clothing to interview in and was given many outfits.

Single mom with 3 kids, struggling, was given household items, shoes, clothing for herself and 3 children and a few canned food items.