Depth of Good Soil
Many of our neighbors in Bellflower who are economically disadvantaged
or homeless do not have work. Some of these neighbors have gaps in
their resumes which makes finding employment a challenge. Good Soil Industries (GSI) will
help potentially hundreds of individuals and families who are
unemployed to find work and gain self sufficiency.
GSI is a non-profit temporary employment and landscaping agency that empowers economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals through work and discipleship.
Good Soil Industries has been busy, and that is a good thing! Cory (Good Soil employee) and I have spent many hours together, and seen each other at our best and worst moments. Yesterday was one of those days where nothing seemed to go right. At the end of the day Cory told me, "I'm always watching you. Watching how you respond."
I thought, "uh-oh."
Then Cory went on to bless me and share how he saw Christ in how I responded.
But it isn't a one-way blessing. I've learned so much from Cory. He's taught me to trust in the power of the Holy Spirit in a new way. To pray with a child-like faith. We have seen each other's strengths and weaknesses and encouraged one another.
Good Soil has mowed a lot of yards recently. But more than that, it has brought two guys together whose life stories are pretty different. And out of this relationship, we're both more hopeful that transformation is possible.
Joel Holwerda
Click here for a video about Cory.
For more information on Good Soil Industries go to their website by clicking here.
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