I was on call for the Society of St Vincent de Paul — Fort Wayne “Help Line,” when I received a phone call from one of our SVdP Parishes concerning a single mother with five children who was in need of a bed, a dining table and chairs, and a recliner or regular easy chair.

I called and talked with the lady and later visited her in her home where she had just moved in. There was a couch, a TV set, and one small bed. Other than that, the house was empty of any other furniture. There was a piece of carpet on the wood floor on which some of the children were sleeping with three pillows against the wall.

I asked her if I got some furniture, could she pick it up or pay $40 for it to be delivered…but she said she had no way to pick it up. Nor could she afford to pay to have it delivered.

So, my wife and I went to the St Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, picked out a bed, a mattress and box springs, a table with four chairs, and a recliner. We delivered it to the family and she couldn’t thank us enough!

This becomes a Mission Moment for the works of our Society of St Vincent de Paul — Fort Wayne.

Christ just knocked at our door!