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Current Newsletter (Click here to view past Truck of Love
newsletters.)
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April 2010
“I was hungry and you gave me to eat; I was naked and you clothed me;
I was homeless and you took me in.”
-Jesus (paraphrased by Mother Teresa)“Hungry not only for bread – but hungry for love; Naked not only for clothing- but naked of human dignity and respect;
Homeless not only for want of a room of bricks – but homeless because of rejection. This is Christ in distressing disguise.”
-Mother TeresaDear Friends,
Happy Easter!
If you have ever lived in a place where it snows, you know the beauty that is Easter and spring. It is truly a period where new life accosts all the senses. Of all the seasons, this is the one where renewed hope takes over. The dark and cold of winter is past and all things are possible.
This spirit of hope drives us ever more to make sure that the people we encounter are not hungry for the basic necessities of life for the body or the spirit. The promise of Easter requires us to reach out to those who seem abandoned and lost - or as Mother Teresa says: “hungry for love”.
“Christ in distressing disguise” greets us each day here in Rock Hill, South Carolina in many different forms. He is the man on the corner with the sign asking for food. She is the former prostitute who can no longer work because of illness. He is the man just released from prison, eating at the soup kitchen and looking for a place and way to live in peace. She is the woman on Medicaid who is paralyzed and needs help to get a motorized wheelchair. He is the neighbor who needs a listening ear.
Each day we thank God for you. Your prayers and donations make it possible for Truck of Love to continue to help the hungry and the homeless. We know many of you are having financial troubles of your own. The notes of encouragement you send to us are treasured even more because we know of your struggles. This is a very difficult time for you and the people we serve. Our prayers are with you.
This summer we will travel back to Arizona for a short time to be present for some of the TOTOL (Tohono O’Odham Truck of Love) summer day camp in the village of Pisinemo on the Tohono O’Odham Nation in Southern Arizona. We look forward to seeing many old friends and meeting lots of new campers and counselors. Your support of this camp has offered hope to several generations of the O’Odham.
Our partnership with the O’Odham has grown far beyond any expectation we may have had. Both the out-of-state counselors and the children of the O’Odham Nation have benefitted from our connection. In the past twenty four summers we have watched children grow into adults. Children of our first generation campers now come to camp. Parents and grandparents of campers come to help. Tribal organizations and individual tribal members come to camp to share O’Odham customs and wisdom. TOTOL Camp is our Easter offering of hope and new life. So many people who come to camp talk long after it is over about the spirit they feel during camp. Our campers and counselors now have a long history of creating a place where we can each experience the spirit of the risen Christ – where each person is treated with respect, dignity, love and acceptance.
Each of you has been a vital part of this camp experience. Some of you have been counselors, some of you donate money and others of you keep us in prayer. Whatever your role, we need you. We thank you for your continuing help.
This year the TOTOL Camp and leadership training will be June 14-25. Please remember all of us in prayer during this time.
God bless you,
Pete and Sue Fullerton