Supporting our families at Te Puea Marae....

 Had the privilege of going out with some of our work team to support the good work out at Te Puea Marae, in Mangere Bridge today. A very humbling experience and so neat to know that our vulnerable families are being cared for with a lot of support from all over with a big massive thanks to the whanau at Te Puea Marae for doing this wonderful work out in our community.

We were able to going through a brief induction that included an orientation of the area and some of the health and safety expectations (including covered footwear). And then we were off to our stations to help out in sorting out canned goods and bread goods with so much to do and lots of helping hands.

It was also neat to meet up with another church organisation and different businesses lending their support in offering their various services which was so encouraging to see. There were also individual families dropping off goods and from all different walks of life and cultures.

The many homeless families being looked after are given privacy which I think is so important and I learnt that there is now a waiting list of more families seeking for assistance and wanting to also come into the Marae as housing in Mangere has become unaffordable for many with the sky rocking cost of housing.

Coming back to work and then going home, it made me think about how I am grateful to God for provisions and not to take it for granted but to also remember that we should not forget to help those who need that support in our communities...