CRW
Celebrates the Shipment of 100 Containers
On
Greetings
Dell Marie and CRW volunteers,
What a momentous occasion
this is for not only Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, but the whole Church of
the Nazarene. Congratulations to you all on this great achievement of sending
over 100 containers from your warehouse. It is truly exciting to see your team
going beyond the call of duty to prepare and ship that many containers
to places in need all over the world. You are helping present the compassionate
face of the Church of the Nazarene to people across the globe and surely
building his kingdom through the gifts and commodities you ship.
On behalf of Nazarene
Compassionate Ministries, I would like to present the Compassionate Resource
Warehouse with the Good Samaritan Award in honor of your great accomplishment.
Thank you for your many hours of service for the sake of "the least
of these." Know that your work is appreciated by the entire denomination.
Congratulations.
May God bless
you and the ministry of the warehouse for another 100 shipments!
With
Gratitude,
Larry
Bollinger
Administrative
Director
Nazarene
Compassionate Ministries
Many individuals would like to help those
who are less fortunate than themselves, but too often these well-wishes do not
come to fruition. In the case of the Compassionate Resource Warehouse, you have
lived the maxim "do unto others as you would have them to do unto you” Few
organizations that I can think of have been so helpful and so useful, working
with so little to help so many. More than 100 containers filled with vital
supplies have helped improve the lives of tens of thousands of people in some
of the poorest areas in the world.
I can tell you from personal experience,
having traveled to some of these areas, that the
degree of poverty is almost unimaginable (and yet the human spirit often
soars). I have also seen first hand the work that the Warehouse and all its
supporters do and the impact that this has had on the lives of some of these
individuals. You have enabled children to go to school, to be clothed,
ultimately to get a job and, frequently, to save their lives. You have helped
the young, the old and everyone in between.
I want to thank you, on behalf of all those
people that you help in the far-flung, desperate areas of our planet, and I
cannot wait to see you fill and send out the next 100 containers.
Thank you and God bless.
Sincerely,
Keith Martin, M.D., P.C., M.P.
It is with
great pleasure that I extend warmest greetings to the members of the
Compassionate Resource Warehouse.
Over the years you have
prepared and shipped over 100 containers containing medical supplies and
essentials to needy areas overseas, most recently to the areas affected by the
tsunami disaster. As you reflect upon this special milestone, you may take
great pride in your dedication to helping others. I commend each of you for
your compassion and generosity of spirit, and for your unwavering commitment to
making a
real difference in the
lives of countless individuals throughout the world.
Please
accept my best wishes for every success in the years ahead.
Paul
Martin
Prime
Minister of
To: Dell Marie Wergeland, Staff and Volunteers of the Victoria Warehouse
It is a remarkable achievement. I cannot
believe that you have shipped 100 containers in such a short period of time. On
behalf of Dr. Stewart and the Team at NCMC
CONGRATULATIONS!!
You have worked extremely hard and God has
certainly rewarded your stewardship and faithfulness. It is difficult for me
personally to comprehend the magnitude of the task that has made this milestone
a reality. When I visited the warehouse a year ago I thought that it would be
some time before we would ship most of the inventory, but you have surprised me
in a wonderful way.
May God continue to Bless
you all for the dedication and ability to meet needs in such a timely fashion.
I regret that I am unable to attend this celebration to congratulate you in
person, but my prayers are with you. I know that you will carry on with the
task at hand in light of the events going on around the world today. I know
your materials will be needed even more. Thank you for the service you have
provided and will continue to provide to those in a hurting world where your
hand is reaching, especially those who need and whose hearts are being touched
by your kindness and generosity. Little is much when God is in it. Your
reputation in the compassionate ministries arena is well known and respected.
Thank you so very much for being such willing servants of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Your success was made possible through your willingness to be obedient
to God and available to His calling. May your ministry continue to be a
blessing around the world.
Dell, your leadership abilities do not go unnoticed. You and your faithful helpers made this all possible. Thanks to everyone!
God be with you always.
In His Service,
Ian Wrong
National Director
Nazarene Compassionate
Ministries
To
Compassionate Resource Centre Volunteers:
In the Spring
of 1999 a dream took foothold, and tonight you are celebrating the development
and explosion of that dream. Dell Marie, following her heart, has led you
through these years with an energy and compassion that leaves the average
person exhausted. Truly God knew what he was doing when He chose her.
The Victoria
Warehouse sent out the first shipment in the Fall of
2000, and now in a little over 4 years that number is over 100.
Only those of you who
have been involved in this gigantic task know the anxiety, labour, tears and joy that have occurred. This year, 2004,
28,359 volunteer hours have been freely given.
Thank you for the times
you wanted to stay home but there was a box that needed to be filled and you
did it. Thank you for expanding your own world to include those whom you may
never meet. Thank you for the hours of labour, the
paperwork, research, backaches, cut fingers and weary bodies. Thank you for
your gift of love, the laughter, tears, joy and a job well done.
Matthew 25:40
"When you did it to these my brothers you were doing it to me."
The National Board of
Canada receives your report each year and it is commonly accepted with a
standing round of applause and admiration. Your contribution to our
denomination is monumental.
And so, we
the National Board offer to you our congratulations and a heart full of thanks
to each and everyone as you commemorate this awesome achievement.
For such a
time as this,
Darlene Fach
Chair,
Compassion Evangelism Committee
National
Board, Church of the Nazarene
Faithful Volunteers, Friends,
& Partners of Compassionate Resource Warehouse,
To think that only 4 years ago you wondered
if you could gather and ship 4 containers of medical supplies to those who needed
them in the developing world. Now 4 years later, your commitment, your
continuing compassion for those less fortunate, and your
sharing of time and talent has led to over 100 shipments. Congratulations!! And
Thank you!!
Back in 1986 I had a dream as I was
preparing a shipment of 3/4 million 3 cc syringes & needles for overseas.
It was a dream of a warehouse where 3-4 shipments/year of medical supplies to
developing countries could be developed in
Thank you for hearing the silent cry in the
night. Yes, you have responded to the cries of the recent tsunami victims and
for that we are grateful, but my heart always goes out to that silent cry;
"Help me" that falls where there is no microphone, where there is no
tape recorder, where there is no video, where there is no tourist to bring the
message home, where there is no journalist to broadcast the cry
internationally. That cry is picked up by only one and when that one shares
their cry with you or one of your partners, you do not turn away. You respond,
"Yes, I will help with what I have.” It says to them that they are not
alone in this world, that there is someone who cares, who loves, and who wants
to help. Thank you, thank you from those you may never meet here on earth, from
those who are unable to communicate their gratitude, from those who have the
least but need it the most. Thank you.
I can hear our Lord saying to you during
this time of celebration, "Well done, you good and faithful servant: you
have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things:
enter into the joy of your Lord.
Congratulations on your faithfulness, and
your accomplishments. Without you, it would not have happened. As a previous
missionary doctor overseas, and as a representative of Compassionate Resource
Association Canada and the Church of the Nazarene,
Dr. David Falk
Compassionate Resource Association