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A Gift of Cereal
Nov 01, 2012
Story contributed by Carol Hunt On a hot, July morning, a child came running to the MUST van for his sack lunch. He shared that he had a surprise for me to see on his kitchen shelf. I walked with him through the dusty, clay yard to his door and entered a bare, dark trailer where his mother greeted...
A Warm Coat for a Cold Boy
Oct 25, 2012
Story contributed by Donna Vickory The temperatures dropped sharply last week as the number of MUST clients rose, many looked for warmer clothing, blankets and comforters. I am a new MUST volunteer in Smyrna and was working in the clothing closet for the first time. A young father came in and asked...
Homeless Children
Oct 23, 2012
Story contributed by Carol Hunt My days are sometimes filled with anger and sadness at their victimization. But often there comes a silent whisper of hope. I see them individually as small miracles that deal with that silent place where a child’s fears crouch. For me,...
Cobb charity seeks food, financial donations
Oct 05, 2012
But Sharon’s story is not unique. A Cobb County charity has seen more and more needy families, but its food and monetary donations are drastically down. Right now, MUST Ministries only has enough to feed the hungry for the next two weeks. The Marietta charity’s food supply...
MUST Helps -�Step Up Your Game-™ in the Job Hunt
Oct 05, 2012
-�Step Up Your Game-™ Almost 50 people arrived at MUST Ministries on Sept. 13 to learn skills that will help them get a job. MUST hosted the -�Step Up Your Game-� event in conjunction with other non-profits in the area, including Nobis Works, Goodwill, Center for Family Resources and Cobb...
Christmas Toy Shop
Oct 05, 2012
It’s that time of year again! Believe it or not, preparations are underway for Christmas at MUST Ministries! Christmas is ComingMUST Toy Shop will openDecember 5, 2012MUST will host a volunteer orientation for the upcIf your group would like to volunteer for a shift or host a Toy...
I wasted so much money…
Oct 04, 2012
I can remember like it was yesterday… I was working full-time (granted it was a high stress job where I was on call 24/7) but I was gainfully employed. When the money was coming in, I didn’t think twice about spending money on clothes because they were on sale, not because I...
Want to Volunteer Thanksgiving Day?
Oct 04, 2012
Helping others at Thanksgiving We see others on television, hear about them on the radio, read about them on various news sources. The volunteers, the ones who give of themselves during the holidays before sitting with their own families, and for some, volunteering is thier holiday...
Seth’s Summer Lunch Story
Oct 03, 2012
I will never be the same. This time last summer, I was walking across a beautiful college campus in North Georgia. Everything was green and flourishing. I strolled past large, brick dorms housing students who seemed to have every material thing and walked on past an “all you can eat”...