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Sat 8.01.09
Very slow day. Lowest sales in 2 weeks (but it was much better than the $20 days we've seen in the past). I've been getting kind of down at work this week. A lot of lying, stealing and manipulating has come to light from people that I am trying to love down here. I feel pretty used and unappreciated. Everyone... »
Fri 7.31.09
Customers have been coming in all day. Sales are a bit above average. Kids keep trashing the toy rooms but I guess that is to be expected. I put loose toys into similar groups and bag them for a buck or two. I've taped the bags, but little fingers rip them open all the time. Oh well. I'm glad their... »
Thurs 7.30.09
Tough day with the neighborhood volunteers. The two neighborhood boys I have volunteering at the store (I started with four, but am down to 2. The others left due to the trouble they had been causing). I've been giving them store credit on a sliding scale depending upon how well they did their jobs. They were very sluggish and took... »
Wed 7.29.09
I got bad news from Redeemer yesterday. They had a clerical error and overpaid me last month. There will be no check this month and I'm in the hole over $1k for next month. I guess giving has been down and the error came when the person cutting the checks took money from another missionary's account to pay me. Ok... »
Tues 7.28.09
The store has been full all day! We had a group of 20 kids from a baptist church volunteering this morning. I was trying to keep them busy as well as handle customers. Right now there must be 20 people in the store shopping! I think our ads in Que Pasa are paying off! All the customers are... »
Thurs 7.23.09
I'm no retail genius, but I'm guessing that the weeks following paydays on the 15th will be slow. The store was hopping last week (the week of the 15th) and this week has been pretty slow. Foot traffic has been better in the afternoon, but the morning was very light. Had 3 guys from the neighborhood working for store credit... »
Wed 7.22.09
I've had 5 different folks bring donations and one volunteer from Calvary today! Apparently I was part of a video they showed at the Calvary worship service this weekend. A video team interviewed me last week and had me tell them my story. Several people who came in said that they knew me from the video! We have had a busy... »
Tues 7.21.09
What a week it was with Calvary here! It all ended with a big party down the street at Forest Park Elementary School. I'll post some pics tomorrow. They threw a party for the neighborhood. Music, food, games and no "in your face" evangelism. I really felt that the Calvary folks just wanted to do something nice for this poor... »
Thurs 7.16.09
CALVARY has been at it again today! All the clothes from the mountain of "DOOM" have been sorted. Last night I bought 11 more of the giant rubbermaid bins from Walmart. They are all full!! When its all said and done I must have nearly 30 bins full of spring/summer clothes. I'd guess that I have nearly as much in... »
Wed 7.15.09
CALVARY BAPTIST ROCKS! They are doing a short term missions trip to the southside of Winston Salem and have had volunteers here for the last 3 days. Starting at 9am they have sorted clothes and hung them on racks out on the floor until they were full! This afternoon a group has sorted clothes in the warehouse (which is about 90... »
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Calvary Baptist ROCKS!
Calvary has been sending volunteers to the shop this week. You won't believe how much they accomplished!
Thank you Redeemer for your support!
Redeemer Presbyterian in Winston Salem has provided us with volunteers and funds to advertise in Que Pasa newspaper and radio!
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