As of tonight--The Nehemiah Mesquite Mission moves forward! We had our first crimewatch meeting in the Valley View Heights Neighborhood--and it was A HUGE SUCCESS! With the weather, I honestly expected maybe 5-6 people to show up--but I think we had around 25 or so residents attend! I was so encouraged--and I think many of them were also! And just like in my neighborhood recently--kids were playing in yards all around us--and you could really feel community and the whole "Love Your Neighbor" concept Jesus talked about in Matthew 22:34! It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.
Special thanks to my boys for helping set up chairs and all the fliers they handed out Saturday reminding everyone about the meeting. Special thanks to the family who hosted the meeting under their carport. Special thanks to Officer Don Williams for all his hard work all over Mesquite in setting up crimewatches. Special thanks to Rose Street resident James Wood for his leadership as crimewatch captain. Special thanks to Nadine Ward for helping us design some really effective fliers for the neighborhood. And special thanks to Councilman Brian Hutcheson for attending and showing his support.
I could see hope and encouragement in people's eyes tonight. I could see neighbors chitchatting who did not know each other prior to tonight. People are tired of just accepting things not being as they should!
I am also still seeing progress with code issues getting better around the neighborhood. Streets and yards seem cleaner.
The next couple of weeks, we will focus more on more progress with vacant houses that have been neglected and other code issues. We will also be looking to see if we can help any families who are unemployed--find any kind of work--especially with Christmas coming up.
We still need many more volunteers. And we need workers who can speak fluent spanish also--for many families who want to participate in bettering their neighborhood--but sometimes feel awkward because of their language barrier. God loves all HIS children equally!
Please continue to pray for the Nehemiah Mesquite Mission!
There is nothing wrong with Mesquite, that cannot be fixed with what is right with Mesquite!
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