Clothed by Faith Continues to Serve in Katy: NEED DONATIONS/VOLUNTEERS

KATY MAGAZINE – Katy, Texas
September 7, 2017
By Ashley Lancaster

Christian clothing donation charity sets up a pop up location at a local to provide new and gently used clothing to families affected by hurricane Harvey.

When hurricane Harvey hit Houston, the leadership at CBF knew that God would be able to use them to help people in Katy and surrounding areas. A partnership was CrossPoint Community Church was quickly established, and the call for volunteers and donations began.

Abi Morton, founder and executive director of Clothed by Faith (CBF), says that the idea for the organization was purely God-inspired and came from a desire to give families the items they need, without sacrificing quality. “When people come to shop here, we want to give them that boutique feel – because no one should ever have to feel the indignity of wearing worn, tattered clothes so that they can pay a bill, or feed their family,” she says.

Families or individuals, also called “Clients” by CBF volunteers, arrive and check-in, giving their name and number of adults and children they are shopping for, and are given a number. When it’s their turn to shop, kind, welcoming personal shoppers escort them through the boutique and help them make selections. Throughout the process, volunteers are instructed to use every opportunity to show God’s love to the people who pass through. “God doesn’t give in half-measures, and so neither do we,” says Morton.

If the family is also in need of clothing, diapers, dog food, etc., they will conclude their shopping at the CBF boutique and give a list of their grocery needs to a member of the CrossPoint Church team – now a major distribution center for food and supplies in the area. The items needed will be sorted and packaged for families to take home – meaning that Harvey victims can leave with almost every basic need met.

When asked how long they will be serving the community, lead pastor Paul Goeke says that CrossPoint Church is in this game of helping those in need for the long haul. “We’re getting back to normal with school and church services, but we’re moving things around to keep this going for as long as there is a need,” he says.

The entire gymnasium is packed wall-to-wall with food and supplies, while trucks are being unloaded on an almost hourly basis. “It’s a very fluid operation, one day we might have more food than we have families to give it to, other days we have lines of people out the door and we’re running low on everything in the warehouse. It changes constantly,” he says. The best way to keep up with the constant ebb-and-flow is to follow Clothed by Faith and CrossPoint Church on Facebook, and check their most recent posts for the best information.

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