Blessing to My New Tenant

I want to share how much Blackberry Winter blessed my new tenant. A few weeks ago I received a message that an older lady had lost her home in a fire and she was seeking a place to live. I was able to allow her to rent a townhouse.

However, she had unfortunately lost all of her possessions in the fire. I immediately thought of Teri Brown and Blackberry Winter. Although I was aware of this program, I had not had first hand experience with it. I sent a message to Teri, and she responded very soon! Within 24 hours, my new tenant and I met Teri at one of her storage buildings and my tenant soon had a complete truck load full of many much needed items! This lady was overcome with joy and was very emotional in trying to find the words to express her appreciation to Teri. We would walk into the storage unit, and she would ask what she may could take, and always in a very loving and caring response, Teri would say “honey, take everything that you need.” I was also overwhelmed at the quality (mostly brand new items) of items that were there for my tenant to select from and the freedom that she had to take as much as she felt she needed.

There was some furniture and a washer and dryer that she still needed. Once again, in a very fast manner, that evening, Teri messaged me that she had a dresser and a washer and dryer for her! The next morning, the dresser , washer, dryer and other nice items were delivered to my tenant!

I am so impressed with the magnitude and the coordination that Teri has established with Blackberry Winter. Once needs are expressed, they are almost immediately recognized and not only met, but met in abundance! More importantly, the recipient is made to feel unconditional love and genuine care and concern for their needs. Our community is tremendously blessed by Teri and her team and because of their unselfishness, many families are cared for and loved during very dark times in their lives.