tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post5832899217592199470..comments2023-12-30T22:13:20.677+01:00Comments on In the Way: How to Stock the Missionary Closet at Your ChurchLou Ann Keiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02684047509152182217noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-29396569985498006442019-02-11T22:26:55.919+01:002019-02-11T22:26:55.919+01:00Hi Unknown, I have never done another survey, but ...Hi Unknown, I have never done another survey, but I understand that gift cards are more popular all the time--to popular chain restaurants, Amazon, Walmart, etc. Lou Ann Keiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684047509152182217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-53252001002088430452019-02-11T21:35:03.313+01:002019-02-11T21:35:03.313+01:00I am just being taken on as a "helper" t...I am just being taken on as a "helper" to the lady who takes care of our Missionary Supply Room. I love the above ideas but I see that they were listed back in 2015. Are there any updates to this list? Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356649709798699503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-19232140895972809762015-04-14T08:34:48.526+02:002015-04-14T08:34:48.526+02:00Thank you, Vicki. We have been blessed by them, to...Thank you, Vicki. We have been blessed by them, too. We appreciate that people want to help us as we travel. God bless you and your ministry!Lou Ann Keiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684047509152182217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-77007263687374759732015-04-14T08:32:02.832+02:002015-04-14T08:32:02.832+02:00Hi Nancy, you are welcome to print this as is, or ...Hi Nancy, you are welcome to print this as is, or if you would like to get only the post, please contact me through the e-mail address provided in the "About Me" tab, at the top of the page. I would then send you a copy by attachment. Thank you for your interest in helping others.Lou Ann Keiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684047509152182217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-89775499200271353002015-04-14T04:02:11.908+02:002015-04-14T04:02:11.908+02:00We have been missionaries since 1979 and have visi...We have been missionaries since 1979 and have visited many missionary closets. We love them! We have received many useful items and appreciate them very much. Thank you, and many others, for serving us in this way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12019378181309029613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-76313100809002263362015-04-13T22:32:04.868+02:002015-04-13T22:32:04.868+02:00Is there a "printable" view? I would lik...Is there a "printable" view? I would like a copy of this list to pass on to others.<br />Thanks for posting this.<br />Nancy*Reading Between the Lines*https://www.blogger.com/profile/03886374496517289677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-31925647864793947202015-04-13T15:26:43.690+02:002015-04-13T15:26:43.690+02:00Thank you. God bless!Thank you. God bless!Lou Ann Keiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684047509152182217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-930857596922776212015-04-13T15:25:08.886+02:002015-04-13T15:25:08.886+02:00I am excited to read what you wrote. I was inspire...I am excited to read what you wrote. I was inspired by a lady who asked me to ask my friends for comments, and I just compiled them. I appreciate your love for missions and missionaries, Barbara! God bless you as you continue to serve others in so many ways.Lou Ann Keiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684047509152182217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-37356871071168620802015-04-13T15:17:42.169+02:002015-04-13T15:17:42.169+02:00Love this, Lou Ann!Love this, Lou Ann!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152245180962915720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-750744645655264462015-04-13T14:46:32.196+02:002015-04-13T14:46:32.196+02:00As someone who used to be in charge of a missions ...As someone who used to be in charge of a missions closet, I appreciate this a lot! We inherited the ministry from someone who left our church to help in another ministry, and at first we just restocked what they had in there. Then by asking visiting missionaries for suggestions and thinking through what kinds of things they might be able to use, we adjusted it bit by bit. So many churches have gone to just giving gift cards, and while that's helpful and efficient, it misses that personal touch. I wrote a post about ours here in response to someone's question: https://barbarah.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/missions-closet-ministry/<br /><br />One other thing we did there, which I forgot to mention in that post, was that we kept a guest book for the missionaries to sign when they came through. It was fun to flip through the pages and remember their visits. I felt I got to know them a bit better through those few moments with them. We only asked them to sign their names with the date, but some wrote little notes as well, and those were precious to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com