Good News October 2017 Broward

LOCAL 18 october 2017 Good News • broward edition Łg2a Ʋg2 g g Ʋ22  <G6C9EG>O: L>CC:G 69G>6C68J:A6G I=:E:CI:8DHI6AH D;8DDE:G8>IN 6C6GD7A:H 8=JG8=7N I=:<A69:H C6I:LDDI:C GD7>C86HI6CD <G68:8=JG8= GDH:L6GC:G 8=G>HI;:ADLH=>E >C7DNCIDC7:68= H=:C6B6I:G 8=G>HI;:ADLH=>E 7:I=6CC:7>6AN ;>GHI76EI>HI 8=JG8=6IL:HIDC 8=:GNAH=:EE6G9 <G68:;6B>AN 8=JG8=>CAJIO ?J6CK:G<6G6 86AK6GN8=6E:A ;DGIA6J9:G96A: H6G6=7GDD@H ;J:A8=JG8= ?J9NE6<A>6GD 8=JG8=7N I=:<A69:H A6JG6=:C9GN 86AK6GN8=6E:A EA6CI6I>DC @G>HI>C6HJ6G:O 86AK6GN8=6E:A EA6CI6I>DC I67>I=6E:I:GHDC 8:CIG6A76EI>HI 8=JG8= @6C9NB89DC6A9 8DBBJC>IN 8=G>HI>6C8=JG8= ?D9>=6B>A 8=G>HI8=JG8= >C;DGIA6J9:G96A: ?6C>8: <6AD"L>I=:GH ;J:AA>;:;:ADLH=>E 86GB:CA6EJG B6GI>C:O 6ADB68=JG8= A><>66C6B>=JI 86AK6GN8=6E:A ;DGIA6J9:G96A: In the aftermath of Hurri- canes Irma and Maria, South Floridians, nonprofits and church communities are giv- ing intentionally to bring relief to the hardest hit areas in the Keys and Puerto Rico. As the Acts 2 Church shared its pos- sessions “with all, as anyone might have need” (Acts 2:45), so are faith-based organiza- tions and community leaders. While it would be impossible to recognize them all, here are a few who are making a difference worthy of support. Foster kids give back On September 18, Place of Hope, a unique faith-based family-style foster care organ- ization, gathered a group of church volunteers and older children from its Paxson cam- pus to put together care kits, which were delivered to the Mile 54 drop point at the Florida Keys the following day, as requested by the Emergency Operations Cen- ter (EOC) in the Keys. The organization’s inten- tion was to teach the children self-development, nurturing them to give back to the out- side community. Charles Ben- der, Founding CEO of Place of Hope, said, “You are worthy and you can get to where you are trying to go. There are dif- ferent ways to do that. Part of that is giving back.” While Place of Hope’s campuses sustained some damage from Hurricane Irma, it did not compare to the dev- astation in the Keys. “We are so grateful to have been spared from the worst of the damage and desire to give as- sistance to those who need it most,” he said. Rebuilding Together aids those in need Other organizations and ministries seem to share this sentiment. Robin Martin, Exec- utive Director of Rebuilding To- gether Broward, a non-profit organization dedicated to re- pairing homes for people in need in Broward County, said, “Tragedies like the eight deaths in the retirement home Community Brings Hurricane Relief Lydia Hicks Good News Church United partners with Samaritan's Purse for strategic relief efforts in the Florida Keys.