My Nonprofit Reviews

I had lost all enthusiasm for serving the Lord after someone very close to our family was the victim of a terrible crime. Daily prayers were going up for that person’s safety. For God’s own reason safety was denied. My reaction was service withheld. My wife kept telling me that I mad at God. I kept denying it. She was right, of course.
The situation eventually got so bad for me spiritually that I was praying King David’s prayer of the Psalm 51:12, “Restore unto me the joy of the salvation.” God’s is merciful. His answer was Matthew 25 Ministries.
Our church had an outdoor Sunday morning service scheduled, turned out to be in the middle of a hot dry spell. We are in our 70’s so we decided to visit the Church of M25M. We had followed the progress of M25M through the Cincinnati Enquirer from its inception. Its rapid growth convinced us that God’s hand must be in it and would take this week to check it out.
After service we were given a tour of the facilities. The breath of the operation, to us, was almost unbelievable, certainly unexpected. The Global Village was, as it was then, an emotional experience still felt today. We have not been back to our old church since.
The following week I started volunteering, I thought, maybe a couple of hours a day, a couple of days a week. The second day as I walked out the door after my two hours I realized I was smiling and whistling. Wait a minute!! Was I happy?
Over the past few years seeing high school groups who choose M25M to fulfill their public service hour's requirements, has given me a new perspective on the teen culture of our country quite contrary to that I had formed based on mass media. The same should be said of busloads of student that come great distances from colleges and universities. There are wonderful companies that permit employees to donate time during the working hours as well.
The employees of M25M and the volunteers I have worked with over the few years are the finest people, as a group, I have known in my life. God has certainly restored the joy of His salvation to overflowing my permitting me to service Him by serving others, the poorest of the poor. I am so thankful to God that, as a volunteer, I can be a very small part of what He is doing for the world through Matthew 25 Ministries.