This is the crew, Pastor Craig, Troy and Andrew. We are at the Indrio Road store. Let me back up and explain. I go to a church called The Crossing Community Church,. Pastor Craig is the Senor Pastor. Well Craig is always has his eyes open for opportunity. So I guess back a few years ago, he started the Indrio Crossing Thrift Store. Then down the road he started the The Crossing Thrift Store on Georgia Street in Fort Pierce. So both of these stores are part of The Crossing. Well as a thrift store you need to have things to sell. So On Monday to Wednesday they pick up things people call ahead and ask if we would like this or that?
Okay Now there are a couple of guys not able to help with this. Pastor John had hip surgery and Pastor Craig had shoulder surgery. Okay now what do they do? Just before Pastor John had his surgery. Pastor Craig made announcements. That John was not able to help with pick ups. Plus himself, Craig had shoulder surgery a couple of weeks before then. So really these two guys are out until the doctor gives them a release that they can do the lifting and moving of things.
Okay now what does this have to do with me? Jeanne heard the announcement and asked if I could help them out? Why not? So this has been my opportunity to help out. When I first came to Fort Pierce, I use to helped out here a few days of the week. But since they have hired staff. Really no need. But now they are needed some help.
I think I started helping out around four or five weeks ago.
This is one of the homes we stopped at this day. They are moving out and someone is buying their house.
The couple that own this home are both in their 90's. So let see what they have?
He Craig is explaining, what we are looking for and trying to find out what they want to give away.
Now Craig is still not suppose to be lifting heavy things. But you can see they have a lot of items.
Plus, LOOK a old style piano. This is VERY HEAVY, and he not my brother. (song many years ago)
Well we looked around and told them we would come back and get some more help.
Well we did go back about a couple of days later and just took a old sofa and some other items. (really nothing we can sell. It is pretty much all shot. So the items we picked up, we pretty much threw in the dumpster after getting back to the thrift store. The sofa and big items piled up in back of the store, so we can make a dump run. Folks I understand about items people THINK are worth something. NOT REALLY. But just to help this couple out, that is what we did.
This was the sofa we picked up. It was a sleeper too. VERY HEAVY. But Craig and Troy took this and many others items to the dump. The guy in this picture is Jessy. He volunteers too. He is going to firemen's classes to become one.
Folks we all think, call the thrift store and they can sell it and make some money and we get rite of it too.
Well the sad part is most people think this way. BUT in the end the thrift store has to pay someone to take it to the dump and pay to unload it there. Then pay the fee for the dump.
Over all, if you want to help out with giving the thrift stores your stuff.
PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT, WOULD YOU BUY IT????
About three weeks ago, Troy and I went to pick up a sofa. Well we got there and the door ways were very tight. Plus we noticed there were a couple of rips in the back of it. I talked with Troy about this and he went to the owner and showed him a couple of small rips. The guy that wanted us to take it. He said there will be someone that doesn't have a sofa and they will buy it? Well as Troy and I were taking it out. We had some trouble with getting it out the front door. We got it out and saw how bad it really was. We ended up piling it up with the others things to take to the dump.
So please if you want to give a thrift store your donations. WOULD YOU GO IN AND BUY IT???
Okay this was another day. Craig and Troy were loading up the lawn mowers. This church cuts their own grass plus others. Now most of time Craig doesn't charge to cut your lawn. That alone is a ministry.
After loading up the lawn mowers. We drove over to the other store.
Now you can see this place is packed full of items. We moved things around to get more stuff in for tomorrows run.
Well I have not been getting any calls for jobs, so I will help out as much as I can.
It really has been a blessing for me to be here and hang out with these guys.
I really enjoy their company and friendship.
I look back to a tie when Jeanne and I were moving into her mom's house. We had a couple of big items to move. Jeanne called Craig and he brought over his crew.
We moved a gun safe. IT WAS VERY VERY HEAVY. But at the end we got it in and thank them very much. So if I can help? I will .
My buddy Tim is still in ICU. Please keep him and his family in prayer.
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