Our Mission:
Angel Interfaith Network (AIN) partners with L.A. County + USC Healthcare Network to meet unique physical and
spiritual needs of patients and families with neighbor to neighbor support. (2/25/08)
“Seek the welfare of the city. . . For in its welfare you will find your welfare.” Jeremiah 29:7
To do this, we:
 Respond quickly with donated funds, goods and services to
 urgent needs identified by health care staff
Bring material support directly to our neighbors’ homes and
stay in touch until the crisis is past
Find local resources to assist with additional needs
Calls for help come from social workers and chaplains at LAC+USC Healthcare Network.
Mark Your Calendars!
Angel Interfaith Network Benefit Luncheon
Saturday, October 16, 2010
11:30am-2:00pm
Almansor Court 700 S.
Almansor St., Alhambra, CA 91801
How can I help? Please contact Marcia Norton.
A very special THANK YOU to our
'No One is an Island' sponsors!
and
Thanks to all who helped us to net $16,000 -- our most successful luncheon ever!
See photos from the luncheon here.
Featured Story:
Meet Me At The Gate
The other day Sandra phoned. We exchanged warm greetings; I asked about her little boy and the newborn twins. She said everyone is fine. Then there was the awkward pause with which I’ve become so familiar: I wait to hear the purpose of the call. The women in need wait respectfully for me to speak. They do not want to presume.
At first this frustrated me: We’ve asked them to call us when there’s an urgent need. They’ve called with something in mind, so why don’t they just ask for it? But then one day I realized how hard it is for women like Sandra to bring themselves to call in the first place. Perhaps one way we can be better neighbors is to lessen the humiliation of their need.
So I’ve learned to step outside my own culture for a moment and hasten to ask how we can be of help. I make a few basic suggestions—Food? Diapers? Maybe warm clothes for the kids? Shyly, regretfully, the need comes out. For Sandra, it was diapers. I arranged to bring some by on my way to work.
In the early morning quiet I pulled up in front of the darkened bungalow. Equipped with diapers, wipes and a little clothing, I headed for the heavy wrought-iron gate blocking the driveway. But before I could roll the gate aside, I saw Sandra and her little boy waiting for me on the porch. She didn’t want my knock to wake the family who shares her home.
Together we slid the gate open. Sandra smiled and prompted her son to greet me. He obeyed. We chatted a little. Then Sandra thanked me, we blessed each other, and turned to go. I slid the gate shut. We were back in our own worlds again.
I drove to work thinking how often our neighbors reach the point of despair before we recognize their need. So many fences separate us. Oh, how sweet the open gate!
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Current Urgent Needs
laundry baskets, bassinets, cribs, sleepers,
baby wipes,
wash cloths,
towels,
twin beds
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