We are in bad shape financially. I hate talking about money, but, I have no choice. We are struggling to pay our bills and our office administrator has not been paid in ages. I don't know how to get people to see that we are making a huge impact on our community and our services are much needed. We have had approximately 20 new requests for the food bank which feeds 70 families a week at present, the drop-in center is helping people change their lives. Ministry is booming, people remark about how amazing our work is and how big the need is, but few will invest in it.
We need $900 a month to break even. That means every month we go at least $900 in the hole. We desperately need people to commit to giving monthly. No amount is too small or too big. Please consider partnering with us. Invest in our young people and help feed the poor.
You can use post dated cheques or auto withdrawl. Email me and I will send you the forms.
contact us at;
kim@onrock.org
or
On Rock
5000 St. Charles
Pierrefonds, QC
H9H 3G1
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Guests at the food bank
This Monday we were thrilled to have 7 ladies from Merck Frost administration come in to help us with the food bank. When you first walk in to the food bank it looks very unimpressive. A bunch of tables lined with boxes, pressed into a drop-in center. Once the food arrives the action starts. These ladies were eager to get their hands dirty. I don't think we ever unloaded a van so fast. Many hands make light work and it certainly was true yesterday. We had the food distributed among the 70 boxes in no time at all. When the boxes are full and ready to go, it can be a beautiful sight, 70 boxes filled with food and ready for a family in need.
The team from Merck wanted to deliver some boxes as well, which made Pete and Matt happy. They had three cars, so each one took 2-4 boxes, and they made the deliveries. They expressed what a great experience this was for them to be involved in helping feed people they may see in their own community. Some of the ladies expressed a desire to come back. Lately, Mondays have been a great encouragement to me.
Peace,
K
The team from Merck wanted to deliver some boxes as well, which made Pete and Matt happy. They had three cars, so each one took 2-4 boxes, and they made the deliveries. They expressed what a great experience this was for them to be involved in helping feed people they may see in their own community. Some of the ladies expressed a desire to come back. Lately, Mondays have been a great encouragement to me.
Peace,
K
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Amazing Food Bank Monday
What a day yesterday was. The last few weeks have been really bad for food distribution. We have not been getting a lot of supplies, so we have depleted our stock. This week, we did not have any reserve to speak of. I went to Moisson Montreal monday morning and arrived to see that they did not seem to have very much out for us to take. However, when it was all said and done I filled the van with 4 large wagons of food. It was amazing! We had lettuce, kiwis, fish, bread, yogurt, juice and cereal for everybody in large quantity, as well as enough other mix and match stuff to fill the boxes. Matt and John had to take the bread seperately because the boxes were too full. God is good and He does provide.
We still struggle financially. We need about $900 a month more to operate in the black. Please pray with us,... and give. If you already do give, Thank you for partnering with us.
Peace,
Kim
514-808-9512
We still struggle financially. We need about $900 a month more to operate in the black. Please pray with us,... and give. If you already do give, Thank you for partnering with us.
Peace,
Kim
514-808-9512
Friday, June 20, 2008
Good things and challenges
The school year wraps up today, so our school lunch program has come to an end. One of the cool byproducts of our relationship with the schools is that they are giving us food stuff they can collect for our food bank. It has become a relationship of reciprocity. Today we picked up 8 cases of milk from Springdale. this will go in our food boxes on Monday. The food bank runs all year round.
We have also made arrangements for our families to get meat once a month thanks to the generosity of Premier meats. Monster Gym in the West Island has graciously allowed us to place a box in their hallway to collect food for the food bank. For the past 3 months we pick up a large rubbermaid container every Monday morning full of non-perishables that help feed our 70 families. it is amazing to have assistance from the community.
The Vault's summer kickes off tonight with our first summer concert. 5 hardcore bands will be playing at The Vault. It promises to be a great openning for the summer.
We continue to be challenged with financial needs. Our operating budget is about $900 a month in the hole. We continue to pray for more people to contribute to this Kingdom work. Please pray with us and consider helping out on a monthly basis.
In August we have a wine tasting fundraiser. It will be on August 16th at Joe's place in Senneville. It will be an outdoor affair(weather permitting), with a silent auction and some door prizes.
If you want to contact me my email is kim@onrock.org.
Have a great summer.
Peace,
K
We have also made arrangements for our families to get meat once a month thanks to the generosity of Premier meats. Monster Gym in the West Island has graciously allowed us to place a box in their hallway to collect food for the food bank. For the past 3 months we pick up a large rubbermaid container every Monday morning full of non-perishables that help feed our 70 families. it is amazing to have assistance from the community.
The Vault's summer kickes off tonight with our first summer concert. 5 hardcore bands will be playing at The Vault. It promises to be a great openning for the summer.
We continue to be challenged with financial needs. Our operating budget is about $900 a month in the hole. We continue to pray for more people to contribute to this Kingdom work. Please pray with us and consider helping out on a monthly basis.
In August we have a wine tasting fundraiser. It will be on August 16th at Joe's place in Senneville. It will be an outdoor affair(weather permitting), with a silent auction and some door prizes.
If you want to contact me my email is kim@onrock.org.
Have a great summer.
Peace,
K
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Welcome
This blog was created as a vehicle to share what is going on in the world of On Rock Ministries. There are so many people out there and only s much time. So, this is a place to find out what is new. So here we go.
2007 was for many a very challenging year. We were no different. We continue to be attacked by an unknown group of paint ball gun wielding guys in cars. Sometimes it is paint, sometimes marbles. They have become braver over time. In the beginning they shot paint balls at our building when we were closed. In the fall of 2007 they shattered all of our storefront windows with marbles. This cost us close to $2000. Lately they have gone back to paint, but, they are shooting at people. This is a dangerous situation, which the police seem to be unable to help with.
The Vault is doing very well these days Lot's of kids and a fair bit of mentoring going on. Our concerts continue to be a huge success. We are usually in the neighborhood of 100-150 kids a show. This give us a great opportunity to make friends and begin new relationships.
The food bank continues to grow. We are serving 70+ families every week. Monster Gym is helping us to gather food. They have allowed us to place a big bin in their entrance to collect food from their patrons. It has helped us tremendously. Carmine, the owner has been very encouraging and eager to help.
Premier meat company is now giving us meat once a month for our families. This is a great step toward giving more balance food supplies to the families that we serve.
The School Lunch Program has been a great success this year. We have delivered approximately 175 lunches a month through the school year. We are excited about the ways in which we are able to serve in our community.
We have three challenges before us. The first is meeting our monthly operating budget. We are about $900 short every month. We are in need of more monthly supporters in order to meet these costs and plan ahead. Secondly, we need $2000 to replace our kitchen sprinkler system. Our system s obsolete and we have to meet the new standards that have been set. And last but not least, we need a new, much larger facility. Our ministries have grown to the point where they can hinder each other, because we only have so much space. Please pray with us for a new location and the finances to see this happen.
For those of you who partner with us, Thank you for helping us be the hands and feet of Jesus to our community.
For those who would like to help, send your donations to;
On Rock Ministries
5000 St. Charles
Pierrefonds, QC
H9H 3G1
You can contact me at 514-808-9512
Peace
2007 was for many a very challenging year. We were no different. We continue to be attacked by an unknown group of paint ball gun wielding guys in cars. Sometimes it is paint, sometimes marbles. They have become braver over time. In the beginning they shot paint balls at our building when we were closed. In the fall of 2007 they shattered all of our storefront windows with marbles. This cost us close to $2000. Lately they have gone back to paint, but, they are shooting at people. This is a dangerous situation, which the police seem to be unable to help with.
The Vault is doing very well these days Lot's of kids and a fair bit of mentoring going on. Our concerts continue to be a huge success. We are usually in the neighborhood of 100-150 kids a show. This give us a great opportunity to make friends and begin new relationships.
The food bank continues to grow. We are serving 70+ families every week. Monster Gym is helping us to gather food. They have allowed us to place a big bin in their entrance to collect food from their patrons. It has helped us tremendously. Carmine, the owner has been very encouraging and eager to help.
Premier meat company is now giving us meat once a month for our families. This is a great step toward giving more balance food supplies to the families that we serve.
The School Lunch Program has been a great success this year. We have delivered approximately 175 lunches a month through the school year. We are excited about the ways in which we are able to serve in our community.
We have three challenges before us. The first is meeting our monthly operating budget. We are about $900 short every month. We are in need of more monthly supporters in order to meet these costs and plan ahead. Secondly, we need $2000 to replace our kitchen sprinkler system. Our system s obsolete and we have to meet the new standards that have been set. And last but not least, we need a new, much larger facility. Our ministries have grown to the point where they can hinder each other, because we only have so much space. Please pray with us for a new location and the finances to see this happen.
For those of you who partner with us, Thank you for helping us be the hands and feet of Jesus to our community.
For those who would like to help, send your donations to;
On Rock Ministries
5000 St. Charles
Pierrefonds, QC
H9H 3G1
You can contact me at 514-808-9512
Peace
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