Friends. And humility.

One of the really neat things about being called to lead a mission is the friends you meet, make and cultivate. Someone once told me that you can earn as much money as you want during your life, but you only have the friends with whom God crosses your path. I don't think that's exactly scriptural, but it is a reminder to cherish your friends.

Juan Acevedo lives in Lake Elsinore, a city in Riverside County about 1-1/2 hours' drive north of Tijuana. Juan has a full-time job, but travels south to feed kids breakfast. He drives a big white pickup, wears a big white sombrero. When Juan looks at you, you sense a man with a deep, burning mission. He often has a shy grin on his face, even while there is a tear forming in the corner of his eye. You just KNOW that Juan is a man of considerable character.

As we grew to know Juan, we learned that his special mission is to single out those who live in the municipal dump of Tijuana. Children sort through refuse to find edible or usable garbage - from this they earn their livelyhood. Juan has a dream to build a Comidar, or feeding kitchen, to serve these from 'the least among us'. We at Hilarious Givers are truly blessed to be able to support Juan in his mission.

Juan has suffered setbacks and roadblocks during the months we have known him; there was a period during which he was unemployed - simply not enough work for him to do. There was a time when his volunteer cooks walked off the job in Tijuana. I'm sure he has suffered other obstacles he simply kept to himself. But through it all, Juan never fails to show up during a scheduled distribution, or to volunteer to help organize between times we pass out food. He is a regular source of financial support to Hilarious Givers, even though I know he needs every penny he earns. When I question him, he gives his characteristic shrug, a little smile, and says "It's God's. Take it!"

We learned last month that Juan was to be honored - his hard work, steadfast struggle, and years of study had earned him an ordination - Juan was to be given the formal position of being a Pastor! We were thrilled. Our Brother Juan certainly deserves the recognition. I sent him a short congratulary e-mail on the big day - the day of his ceremony. Here is his response:

"Guess what Judd. I did not go to the ceremony.  I had a call from Calvary chapel to meet with David Hacking personally to show them of my mission, and to me it is more important to let the world know. There are still out there millions of people lost and hungry for the Word of God. We need to reach out for and take the Gospel to them.... a few days ago after my prayers I opened my bible, and I read Isaiah's 61:1-3. That moment  I felt that God spoke to me true his Word and I realised I already have my title from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. No man will ever give me a better one. Humble faithful and obedient to God I will pick up my cross daily and follow my Lord. I belong to God. He wants me in the fields. not in a building and that's where I'm going, with my brothers. in the dump. God bless you. I thank you for being my friend. my brother, in Jesus Christ, Glory to our father in heaven......."



Nothing more to say.

testimony

Yesterday was a full day for Debra and me. Food went out to hundreds of kids, mattresses, chairs, adult diapers to missions, churches and hospices, new missions added (current count - 52 feeding programs, orphanages, daycares, churches supported!). We were bone tired when we got home - but the following e-mail was waiting for us. Makes it all worthwhile!

Hi Judd and Debra,

It was such a blessing receiving the food today. My husband Larry and I delivered almost all the food today to Rancho De Sus Ninos orphanage in Tecate, Mexico. A small portion was left behind but we'll deliver it to the orphanage when we go down again this month.

The kids loved the food! Actually they went crazy over it. I wish you could have seen their faces. We gave the snacks to each of the 4 orphanage houses (where the 55 orphans live) and the staples to the cafeteria kitchen.

When I went inside one of the boys home and asked if they had any food, they said no. So I asked if I could take a picture of their refridgerator, it was basically empty except for a tub of margarine (pictures attached). Their pantry was also empty. The kids were all extremely grateful to receive the snacks + food. I told them to thank God for Him making it possible for a Christian organization to donate the food. They said that they were going to thank Him.

Please email us about the Packing Party. My husband and I would also like to help. God bless you for all you do! Thanks

With the roses there come thorns

This has been a week of introspection for me - some sadness, some reflection. Gotta look at the other side once in a while.

We lost a dear friend a couple of weeks ago - Steven Hibler was a guy with boundless energy and a heart for the kids. And he had a way of getting under my skin. So when he unexpectedly went to be with the Lord, I had some issues I had not settled with Steven. As so often happens, I didn't stop to think how much I really loved the guy until it was too late to share it with him. My bad. See you soon, Steven! We love what you did while you were here, and will pick up where you left off.

Debra and I went to eastern Tijuana last Sunday to help celebrate the founding of a new church. It was a real blessing - we met some new friends, and got to put the loving on some precious kids in a poor - poor - poor neighborhood. This church is a plant by another church nearby, in a somewhat more affluent, but still hurting, neighborhood. Heart warming to be able to help in our own small way - food we had earlier collected in the U.S. was being used for a pre-service dinner. Then back to work; one of my co-workers remarks something like 'why don't they just get off their lazy backsides and help themselves?' Of course, I want to shout at her and thereby persuade her that she would benefit so much by just putting aside her perceptions and reaching out to help - but I didn't. Probably the best thing is to smile and walk away. I'm happy that we had the experience of seeing 'them' getting off their backsides and planting a church.
 

We are often told by friends that they would like to help, but are afraid to cross the border because of the violence. There has been violence at the Texas/Mexico border, but no (that's right, NO) reports of violence or threats against missionairies in Baja. Meantime, 12/23/10 a man shot to death at the San Antonio de Padua church in L.A. while police watched, 12/20/10 a man found shot to death in a church parking lot in Visalia, 11/27/10 two shot leaving a church in Santa Ana, 11/16/10 a man shot to death on the steps of a church in Oakland. That's just SoCal, and just the past couple of months. I feel much safer among my hermanos y hermanas in Mexico than in many neighborhoods here. And there is plenty to be done on this side of the border - packing parties, raising awareness of the Hilarious Givers mission of spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ by sharing our abundance. Donating. Making introductions. All necessary, and all without risk.

 

So, there is plenty of evil around us, and even within us. But there is hope. And love. All there for the asking - just have faith and reach out, and there it is.

 

God is good!

 

 

Starting off the new year right

Saturday was our first food distribution of 2011, and the first general distribution from our new facility. We had earlier facilitated 180 cases of high-nutritional-density "Manna Packs" to Club Dust, who serves working poor families living along the railroad tracks just east of Tijuana. That was a fairly simple exercise for Hilarious Givers; the food had been obtained by People Helping People, and Club Dust picked it all up at once. Piece of cake. But Saturday was different.

We missed a month in December; during Christmas season many churches get involved in outreaches of their own, and we were occupied with moving into our new digs. So we were apprehensive over what success we would have in our first distribution from our new facility. We shouldn't have been; things went smoothly, two new missions were added to our list of supported programs, and kids are being fed.

The numbers: 14 missions and feeding programs supplied, 1,428 kids being fed, roughly 2 1/2 tons of food distributed. But the numbers are only an imperfect measure.  Better to think of the lives touched, the children who are being fed; not just rice and vegetable soup, but fed spiritually. Kids learn of a loving God, who cares about their needs and meets those needs through the kindness of strangers.

What a blessing to be called to serve these little images of God!

Hilarious Givers: Packing Party Musings

Hilarious Givers: Packing Party Musings: "We had our first packing party at our new warehouse on Saturday. For the first time, we could open our doors to families who came ..."

Packing Party Musings

We had our first packing party at our new warehouse on Saturday. For the first time, we could open our doors to families who came to volunteer - not just the teen and near-teen sons who come with their dads to learn about serving and giving, but actual families. So besides the youngsters moving bags of vegetable soup mix from 300 pound drums to 50 pound sacks, there was a young mother herding her toddler around the office. Instead of just the guys who came to hurry through the task to get on with their Saturday routine, the ladies came and had a chance to fellowship with other hilarious givers.

What makes this important? I think it shows a certain maturing of our mission. No one would have even thought of bringing the little ones before. But now, nobody thinks a second thought about it. Kids are watching, and parents are building memories of Mom and Dad stepping up to help the less fortunate among us.

So, we prepared loads for something like 20 missions and feeding programs for this month, probably about 6,000 pounds of nutrition for needy kids. And we helped prepare our own kids for a future of service in His name. Not bad for a couple of hours on a Saturday morning!

The Family of God

What a joy to share this weekend with my family! Not the one I grew up in, not the one I married, but the one that God has led me into.

Not that I dislike my birth family or my wife or kids - quite the contrary. I cherish all that, and am thankful for each of them. But Debra and I spent this weekend with our church and mission families. We laid the foundation for this year's outreach to the orphans and other needy kids in Baja. We were joined by groups from Eastlake Church, Rancho Vista Church, Momentum Church, and an Assembly of God church whose Spanish name I don't recall. Friends from Lake Elsinore and Ramona in Riverside County made the trip to help out. We started early Saturday morning and worked through Sunday evening. And now, this morning, our first shipment of food will be arriving at our new warehouse.

This is what it must have been like when our ancestors held community barn-raising parties - everyone working toward a common goal, nobody seeking the easy way, but rather searching for the difficult task to complete. It was a lot of hard work, and could not have been accomplished without the dedication and motivation of a lot of generous folks.

We're changing lives in Baja, and feeding hungry kids. Thanks, God! Good job.

Just like Christmas Eve.

When my brothers and I were kids in Washington, Christmas Eve was a delicious combination of anticipation and frustration. We were not allowed to even peek at the presents under the tree. Mom would get upset with us for shaking presents to see if they rattled. We wanted to stay up to check out the sleigh-and-reindeer thing, but Dad would shoo us off at 8:00 or so to go to bed. We wouldn't sleep, of course, but we were out of the way.

Six decades later, here I am. I woke up this morning thinking it was Saturday. Nope, it's Saturday Eve! Tomorrow morning I get together with some of my mission family to kick-start our 2011 program. We're going to descend upon the Borders Bookstore and claim a bunch of warehouse shelving, desks, office chairs, and odds and ends to take to our now-empty warehouse. Then off to the warehouse to set it all up. I scarcely can wait! And another brother has located some additional heavy-duty shelving which he will bring to the warehouse tomorrow, as well.

On Tuesday, our first load of food is scheduled in, and sometime next week we hope to move the food we have at our Pilot Freight/Miramar Transport location down. We'll have about 20 pallets ready for a packing party next weekend. 6 pallets are already designated for feeding programs in the La Mision area, and the rest will go quickly - some to Maneadero and La Zorrillo, some to Tijuana, some to Tecate. Lots of hungry kids will get fed. And so the year starts!

Debra has hired a team of exterminators to make sure no food goes to rodents - a pair of warehouse cats. All we need is a fireplace and it will be just like home. (I wonder what kind of animals we men would be if God had not given Adam his tender partner, Eve.)

As a kid, I don't remember ever being disappointed on Christmas morning, even though during some of those years finances were pretty slim. I was delighted with new clothes and school supplies. Now, the blessings are grown-up. I have never been at a place in my life where I have been more blessed than during these past few months. Side-by-side with Debra, circled by generous and helpful friends, with a family of thousands of precious kids. And directed each step of the way by a loving and caring God.

So, God, are you going to tell me what's in store for Hilarious Givers this year? Not even a peek? How 'bout I shake it to see if it rattles? No? OK - I'm off to work. I wish I knew what gifts are in store for us, but I have faith that they will be beyond my wildest expectations.

The Secret is OUT!

Prayers get answered.

On Friday I signed an agreement with the owner of the warehouse we have been using. We are going to be staying at our new warehouse for an additional 12 months!

This is a tremendous gift to our kids. It is a real encouragement to us at Hilarious Givers, and to the tireless directors, drivers and volunteers of the missions and feeding programs we serve. Instead of an hour round-trip from the border to our Miramar warehouse, the new warehouse is just five minutes from the border. We can host distributions, packing parties and other events without worrying about imposing on a busy business.

Of course, we now have responsibilities that have, until now, been carried by our generous corporate sponsors Pilot Freight and Miramar Transportation. We have the expenses of utilities, insurance, trash and the like. And when there is a delivery or pickup we can't just rely on the warehouse folks to take up the slack; we will have to arrange to take time away from our everyday activities (like earning a living - we're tentmakers here) to be at the warehouse.

All this is part of God's plan - I am absolutely confident that He will provide for our needs in carrying out His mission for us. Already we have been blessed. Our neighborhood Borders Bookstore is closing its doors. We were able to get warehouse shelving and office furniture to completely outfit our new digs for a few hundred dollars. A misfortune for the folks at Borders, but a real blessing to us and our kids.

So, keep Hilarious Givers in your prayers! It works!

Congratulations! and Thank You.

2010 has been an amazing year for all of us at Hilarious Givers. You have continued to serve thousands of orphaned and needy kids in Baja California and Sonora. The generosity of our donors has enabled us to provide medical supplies to earthquake victims in Haiti and Mexicali. Your continued prayers and support have resulted in more than a thousand mattresses being donated, trucked and distributed to folks, many of them blameless children, who used to sleep on the ground, in doorways, or huddled in makeshift shanties on farms or in the midst of a disused garbage dump in Baja. Our feeding program flourishes, and remains the central thrust of our outreach. As you read this, hungry kids are enjoying nutritous meals you have helped provide.



Mattresses and Clothing
Ready for pickup!

 And our outreach has expanded - and continues to blossom. We have been called to help launch a program which provides comfort to the urban homeless in Los Angeles - just last week that program kicked off by providing beds for a shelter for abused and battered women and their children. And through your generosity and thoughtfulness, the men at a recovery home here in San Diego are all sleeping in new beds, and have gotten new clothing for the upcoming winter season.



Another Mission Added:
Rancho San Juan Bosco



We add new missions almost weekly to the list of those we serve. A hospice. Another orphange. A recovery house for those ensnared in drug addiction. An amazing mission that kicks in doors to rescue child prostitutes from their slavemasters (yes, right here, right now, in 2010!) and leads them to a wholesome live in Christ. A home with 35 profoundly handicapped children led by a Christian couple from California. Each of these missions has a story to tell that would bring tears to your eyes - and none of them would exist but for the generosity of cheerful givers in our God blessed country. What a blessing to be a part of His work!

You are in good company.

Donors during the past year include international feeding programs such as Feed My Starving Children, Children's Hunger Fund, Gleanings for the Hungry, Convoy of Hope, and Save the Children. And there are food packers and manufacturers who have asked to remain anonymous. Two cruise ship lines, Holland America and Princess Cruises, who donated mattresses. On the warehouse and cartage side, Pilot Freight, Miramar Transportation and A&O Logistics have been very generous and encouraging in their support. The Hamann family and Pan American L.P. are recent additions to those who provide warehouse space - without them the mattress ministry would not have happened. Innovative Waste Solutions stepped up at a time when an important part of our ministry was about to fail and provided logistics, trucking and good counsel and encouragement.

We have shared monetary support from corporate sponsors and dozens of individuals. South Bay Volkswagen has been very generous, and the owner, Rudy, is not afraid to roll up his sleeves and devote a Saturday to schlepping cartons. A & O Logistics has helped to defray costs of cartage, and Jeremy, a partner, has stepped up to juggle pallets from the seat of his forklift on more than one Saturday.

Individual support included dads who got out of the house on a weekend to help build pallets with their teen-age kids, families who packed up and travelled to Baja for a day trip to serve an orphanage and put the lovin' on the kids, and church groups who were able to 'adopt' orphanages to provide year-round support, with the help of donated product from Hilarious Givers.

We have been able to run a 'lean and mean' charity because of the selfless help and generosity of all these angels. Financially, we've been able to provide nutrition for literally pennies per meal. I really don't think there is a more efficient feeding program than ours when measured by meals-per-dollar-donated.

Every penny has been pinched until it squeals! Just when I started to feel comfortable at one point, the director one of our supported missions pressed an envelope into my hand. Inside was a crumpled bill, taken from the collection at a poor urban church in Tijuana. The very people to whom we were reaching out scraped together a few dollars to support Hilarious Givers. What a reminder God gave me of the responsibility of our stewardship of His gifts!

Here's the 'Congratulations' part

If you were one of our 'prayer warriors', your prayers provided guidance and encouragement to us from God. Your prayers helped us cross the border safely and with a minimum of governmental interference. Your prayers crossed our paths with others of the saints who helped our mission in some unexpected way. Don't stop praying!



"Our pantry is getting full!"

 If you were a food donor during the past months, your nutrition helped thousands of kids grow straight and strong. A warm meal goes a long way to bringing comfort and solace to our precious orphans and needy kids. Plenty of panzas were full and comfortable at bedtime because of your generosity, and young minds were receptive to hear the Good News rather than worrying about their next meal.

If you donated time and talent, thank you, thank you, thank you! There is absolutely no way our mission could function without plenty of elbow grease. You dads who brought your kids to the warehouse to help prepare food for crossing the border are an absolute inspiration. You ladies who helped sort donated clothes - hundreds of kids are in school now because they have uniforms to wear. You have helped break the cycle of poverty. Those of you who shared a link with e-mail lists or on your blog or facebook or twitter - you have not only helped our mission, but you have blessed those with whom you shared.

If your contribution was to share awareness of Hilarious Givers at your workplace or in your church, please know that you have made a difference.

And, of course, no organization can function without financial support. Our financial support grows with each passing month - Praise the Lord! Some have contributed regularly, and some have been moved to give a one-time donation. Some have encouraged friends to give by launching facebook campaigns or contribution chains on a blog. Every penny received has been applied to the mission, and multiplied by others who have donated time, talent or treasure. We grow in numbers only as our financial ability allows. Please consider making a one-time, year-end, tax-deductible contribution to support this wonderful cause. And for those who have committed to regular donations through the new year, our heartfelt thanks.

Congratulations for what you have helped accomplish, for being the hand of God on his mission here on earth. But the job is not done - and will not be until we hear the words "Well done, oh good and faithful servant!"

On His path,



Judd and Debra

http://www.hilariousgivers.org/MakingaDonation.dsp

The Amazing Trips: shall yourselves find blessing

What can I say... I'm overwhelmed with emotion ...  I'm reminded of the true meaning of Christmas. 

Please read this beautiful blog and watch the video that our Dear Friend Jenna has put together.

We asked Jenna, her husband Charlie (and their triplets) to join us on a venture that would probably change their life. Well, after much discussion between Jenna and Charlie they felt the best decision for their family (at that time) was to have Jenna go to Mexico with us and leave Charlie home with their amazing trips.

So, early one Saturday morning in December 2009, we picked Jenna up. Christmas gear on, passports in tow, lunches packed, camera's charged and ready to go and so were we.

We met up with a group of people from Rancho Vista Church, we then loaded cars up with food, clothing and toys and headed south to "Campo De Esperanza" Maneadero, Mexico.

This was a day that changed the lives of thousands, bonds were created, memories were made, people accepted Christ, kids got toys, clothes and hot meals were served that day...

        A life changing event happened for many people on that day,

   because of caring people.

Jenna, taking food from her packed lunch to feed a hungry, crying baby.
A Mother's Instinct at work.
 

 Jenna giving lessons in photography

I hope you will enjoy this particular blog of Jenna's as much as Judd and I did.   This is the link to Jenna's Blog:   The Amazing Trips: shall yourselves find blessing  

Jenna is one of the most Beautiful Passionate people I know. God has blessed her in many ways, her heart is amazing, her spirit is uplifting, she has the most adorable, intelligent, kind and loving triplets (in this world if you ask me) and a wonderful husband. You'll realize this when you read Jenna's blog.

Oh and while you're at it, enjoy the rest of her blogs. However, I must warn you, Jenna's blog is like a good book that you just can't put down. So, get your hot cocoa ready, a comfy blanket and curl up by a fireplace if you can...

Merry Christmas!  

Jenna even managed to buy a few Christmas presents on the way home without stepping out of the truck.
She's Amazing!



November 31

Last week marked a full month of having been blessed with the generosity of Hamann Property Management and Pan American, L.P. And what a blessing it has been! We have been able to provide ‘gently used’ mattresses to hundreds upon hundreds of needy kids in Mexico. Thanks to the generosity of the Hamann group, Holland America Lines, Princess Cruise Lines, Miramar Freight, Innovative Waste Solutions, South Bay Volkswagen and others, kids are waking up well rested after having slept on comfy beds; these are children who have known nothing but sleeping on the ground, insulated from the dirt and cold by a sheet of cardboard from a box salvaged from the dump or perhaps a fragment of builder’s plastic sheet. What a gift!

We are also helping to launch an effort to supply beds to the urban poor and homeless community here in the U.S. We have teamed with ‘A Good Night’s Sleep’ based in L.A. and been able to provide more than 100 mattresses to a women’s shelter – providing a sanctuary for abused and homeless women and their children. And a local men’s recovery home asked for 3 dozen mattresses for their patients; we were able to provide them on the spot. This outreach was not part of our plan, but evidently part of His.

Each mattress is a blessing and a true gift to the person who received it. And each gift fulfils the biblical admonition to reach out to the least among us – to care for the widows and orphans – to raise the poor from dust and the beggar from the dunghill. Each of these gifts would be in a landfill now but for the selfless generosity of our supporters and volunteers. The mattresses are given to any who ask who have a need, and at no cost.

The owner of a "99 Cents and Up" store retired and closed his doors. The inventory of his store, largely kids' clothing, was generously given to Hilarious Givers to distribute. Debra and the ladies sorted the goodies for distribution during this Christmas season. Most has already been given out - the rest will go to needy folks before year's end.

 We have been offered an additional supply of mattresses from other cruise lines. At this point, my response has been ‘we’ll see’. I would love to be able to continue this ministry into the new year, but of course that would depend upon the continued generosity of our gracious benefactors.

Please pray for the continued viability of this worthwhile ministry.

Opportunities to Serve …

November 20th & 21st, 2010.

Fellowship…





Help needed November 20th, and 21st, 2010 at the following locations:

Saturday Morning, November 20th from 9:00 to 10:30 at the Miramar Warehouse. We will be making food pallets for the Thanksgiving weekend pick-up. 

Saturday Morning, November 20th, from 11am to 1pm at the South Bay Warehouse. We will be unloading mattresses from a 53’ Flatbed.

Saturday Morning, November 20th, from 11am to 1pm at the South Bay Warehouse. We will be packaging presorted new clothes in preparation for our Christmas Gifting.

Sunday Morning, November 21, from 9:00 to 10:00am at the South Bay Warehouse. We will be unloading mattress inside the warehouse.

For Mattress information, contact Judd at 619-534-6801 or at Judd@HilariousGivers.Org



For Clothing Organization, contact Debra at 619-534-6801 or at Debra@HilariousGivers.Org

Warehouse Locations:


Miramar / Pilot Freight, 9340 Cabot Dr. Suite G, San Diego, CA 92126

South Bay Warehouse, 1405 30th St. Suite E, San Diego, 92154



Thank You For all your Help!

Judd and Debra Wheeler

Pre-Christmas note

Here are excerpts from an e-mail I sent to a supporter this week; I can't seem to find the time to update our blog, so I'll take the lazy way out.


Dear *****,

I thought I'd take a moment to share with you what we at Hilarious Givers have been up to. Remember the store inventory you helped pack up and load onto a bobtail? Tens of thousands of dollars worth of kid's clothes, grown-up clothes, kitchen items, toys and the rest have been sitting on pallets in boxes waiting to be sorted. Debra organized a group of ladies (and a couple of guys) on Saturday to sort all that precious gift in preparation for Christmas. We will be able to supplement the Christmas outreach of several local churches by providing gifts of needed clothing and the rest. I have attached a few photos of this weekend's activities.

This has been a weekend filled with His grace. We distributed a 53-foot truckload of mattresses to orphanages within our Mexico ministry from a warehouse recently so generously donated to us. Somewhere near 500 mattresses have passed through those doors on 30th street since we got the keys last month, and about 300 more are coming from Holland America Line before year's end. And as if that's not enough, Princess Cruises is donating an additional 100 mattresses; we received the first 50 on Saturday and expect the remaining 50 this week. I fully expect that we will have provided more than 1,000 comfy mattresses to deserving kids and their families before Christmas. What a blessing! None of this would have happened but for the generosity of our selfless donors. Hundreds of deserving kids are now sleeping on comfy mattresses instead of cardboard on the dirt. Praise God!

The need is unrelenting. The generosity of our donors is limitless. We feel so blessed, so gifted, to be able the be the hand of God in this endeavor, and to have been introduced to many who have had a part in making it all possible. Over and over I feel overwhelmed, fail to see the solution to problems presented, and ultimately surrender the problem to God . And over and over someone like you sees the need and steps up. The ultimate earthly reward is to see the gratitude in the faces of the kids we serve; I pray daily for the ultimate heavenly reward - to hear the words "Well done, good and faithful servant!" Bless you and the continued success of your business.

Christmas Gift Preparation

Pre-Christmas Event...

When ? 9:30 am, Saturday, Nov 13, 2010

Christmas Gift Preparation

Where ?  1405 30th St. Ste E, San Diego, CA 92154              (Beyer Exit off I-905, Between I-5 and I-805)

 

 

Ladies, Ladies, Ladies…

Hilarious Givers has a deal for you!

We have an Opportunity for you to Serve, Fellowship and Help those less fortunate in a third world country, without leaving the comfort of the United States.

The holidays are coming up and a generous donor has donated the entire inventory of his store to Hilarious Givers. In his offering there are new shirts, slippers, toothbrushes, undies, school supplies, . . ...

Think of this as an opportunity to go shopping and give gifts without spending any money! And, an opportunity to get together with old friends and to make new ones. Your giving of your time will help to enrich the lives of kids this Christmas in a way that cannot happen without your selfless sacrifice of a couple of hours’ time on Saturday morning.

We will be opening boxes of Christmas treasures, sorting the contents by age and sex, and preparing to distribute these items to churches and groups who will be sponsoring Christmas Fiestas this Christmas Season.

If you have folding tables we can use to sort on, please bring them along. If you have folding tables but can't make it, and would like to let us borrow them...let's talk to make arrangements so we can borrow them.

Have Questions??? Please feel free to contact Debra or Judd…

Thank You!

P. S. If you feel guilty about the ‘shopping without spending money’ thing, Hilarious Givers could use your financial support, especially during this special season. Your tax-deductible donations are sincerely appreciated.

Hilarious Givers


Phone: (619) 534-6801


Email: Debra@HilariousGivers.org

Distributing food and mattresses this Saturday morning, October 30,

Hilarious Givers


We will be distributing food and mattresses this Saturday morning, October 30, starting at 8:30. We hope to be finished early - please plan to pick up before 10:00.

Please note that Mexican authorities are no longer accepting our documents to cross the border. This means that either you have to have an arrangement to cross the food or you have to pay duty at the border. Please give this some thought before you place your request.

We will be distributing the following items on Saturday:

10 Cases 'Manna Pack' enriched rice and soy meals (36 pouches, 6 servings per pouch)

3 pails of dried fruit (Peaches, cherries)

9 cases assorted canned vegetables (no labels)

10 bags dehydrated vegetable soup (from Gleanings for the Hungry - mix 10:1 with water)

1 case face masks (cold and flu season is coming!)

Each load is approximately 700-800 pounds.

We also have mattresses, both full-size and twin to distribute. If you don't want food, just mattresses, or if you have questions, please e-mail me at Judd@HilariousGivers.org

Please go to our website http://www.hilariousgivers.org/ , click on the link (or paste it into your browser's address window) to place your request for food.

The food pickup will be at our warehouse at 9340 Cabot Drive, San Diego, CA 92126

We appreciate your time and thank you for all you do for the kids!

On His path,

Judd and Debra Wheeler

Mattresses! And more mattresses!

We just confirmed another delivery of mattresses from Holland America Line for Saturday. And a generous donor has provided a warehouse near the border - no cost, no strings, except we need to show evidence of liability and property insurance. Of course, we don't have any. We really haven't had a need up until now, but now we need it. NOW. So if anyone has an inside track to a couple of months' of business liability and property loss insurance, now would be the time to let us know!
Saturday is going to be a big day. We're praying for some help for a couple of hours to unload a truck and move 120+ mattresses into our newly-acquired warehouse in South Bay. Give us a call if you can help.

Hilarious Givers: We are, once again, the beneficiaries of nearly new mattresses from a luxury cruise ship!

Hilarious Givers: We are, once again, the beneficiaries of nearly new mattresses from a luxury cruise ship!

We are, once again, the beneficiaries of nearly new mattresses from a luxury cruise ship!

NEWS FLASH...

Friends of Hilarious Givers,

We are, once again, the beneficiaries of nearly new mattresses from a luxury cruise ship!

The last shipment of mattresses were a huge success; many of you have been praying for more because we just ran out of mattresses. Well, He is sufficient. We have been Blessed and given more.

Next Saturday, and every Saturday for the next few weeks, we will receive a truckload of about 100 mattresses. These are mattresses that have been in use since early this summer. We don't know for sure the pickup location for you - we're still in the process of making those arrangements.  About 10 mattresses will fit in a pickup or van - the last time the duty was about $10 U.S. per mattress to cross the border.

We need to know if you are going to pick up Mattresses (somewhere in the San Diego area.) If this week will not work, let me know and we'll set aside mattresses for a future Saturday. I need a count for this week ( 10-23-2010 ) ASAP.

E-mail me at Judd@HilariousGivers.org - please include your name and the name of your mission and how many mattresses you can use. If you are not picking up this Saturday, tell me which Saturday you will be available.
We appreciate your time and thank you for all you do!

On His path,

Judd and Debra Wheeler