Brenton’s Miracle
2015 – Meet Brenton. Here he is unloading our truck from a day collection all your wonderful donations. Brenton is one of our cyclist as well as a collector so you may catch him out on his pushy one day putting a blue bag in your mailbox or jumping out the truck to collect your bags. […]
Holly’s Miracle
11 May 2016 – What a delight to find this special bag of girls clothes donated recently with a special message from Holly! It made our day. Thanks Holly x At the time Gail prayed a special prayer that Holly’s clothes would find their way to a very special little girl who was praying for […]
It all began in Fiji
Church 4 Life Clothing Collectors began when God tapped some of our Church 4 Life Board members on the shoulder and suggested we grew beyond just helping poor people in Australia to helping poor people elsewhere in the world. As part of our planning process we picked Fiji as a place to start as Pastor […]
The Miracle of Small Beginnings
When Richard started our Clothing Collectors charity a decade ago only Jesus Christ knew how big we would get and how many millions of people we would impact over the next decade. We started in a very small warehouse in Gateshead with a handful of volunteers giving a few hours here and there a few days […]
Thank You Miracle
Thank you notes and cards are very rare and very special these days. This one was our first Thank You Card and it came on a day we really needed the encouragement. It was a miracle that the donor thoughtfulness arrived on just the day we needed it! 23 March 2016 Our team was delighted […]
Wheel Chair Miracle
20 April 2016 It’s such a blessing to share this story with you today of how God works things out with perfect timing. Recently Gail received a phone call from Kevin asking if we knew someone who could use a lightweight wheelchair that his beloved wife could no longer use. Gail then phoned Lesley at […]
Akila
My whole life was changed by the generosity and kindness of your staff, and the practical work you do to help people like me. I couldn’t have have through the other side of the hardest time without your support. I am so grateful. I wish you all the best in your celebration of 10 years, […]
Michael
Congrats on 10 Years! I love how easy the blue bags are. Your team is always very friendly.
Stapling Parties
When we first started, we used to have “Stapling Parties” where church members at Boolaroo would staple hundreds and then thousands of flyers to bags each Sunday ready to be distributed into letterboxes the following week. Obviously it was a wonderful day when we were finally able to afford printed bags! 18 March 2016 Meet […]