The Jubliee By: William and Jessica

First off I'd like to thank Hillcrest for their dedication and compassion for the people of this city. I was one of the blessed people to receive an envelope today. As soon as the service was over we contacted a friend that works with the Answer Center and automatically found a Bosnian family in need of food. A man, his wife, a 4 week old baby, and a 3 year old daughter, were with a fridge and no food. So my fiancé, her daughter and I went and spent $240 on food, hygiene products, diapers, and other necessities, and delivered them ourselves to this family's apartment. It was saddening to see that they needed so much more; the 3 year old wore shoes that were too big and kept falling off as we took the groceries inside. The man is very saddened that he has no job to support his family, and no car, just a bicycle to get him around. The looks of gratitude and the many thank yous were enough to brighten our day, all I could say was "God has blessed us with this money; therefore, we felt we wanted to pass these blessings on to you".We also knew of a woman living in a sober living house, who was in desperate need of undergarments. So we took it upon ourselves to lessen her burden as well.As for the rest of the money, we felt a bit selfish, but we also felt God answered our prayers as well. My fiancé and I, will be getting married in almost a month. We are very much a low income family, being that my fiancé earns no income and my income all goes to a never budging debt. Our wedding was planned hastily, and everything is planned and set, we just have no money to pay for stuff yet. We took the rest of the money, and bought little things such as: a unity candle, cake topper, ring bearer pillow, flower girl basket & flowers, guest list book w/ pen, cake cutter, and small centerpieces for the tables. Just little things we have been stressing out about. The money handed out was a blessing for all involved. We just want to thank Hillcrest for the generosity and praise your efforts on making this Year of Jubilee one to remember. God is great, thank you Hillcrest.-William Jensen & Jessica Hilpert