Take a look at some of the fabulous creations that were made with our Cases for Kids kits! We have some real talent here in Grayson County! More importantly, awareness of child homelessness was raised, and children had fun! Special thanks to volunteers Kathy Flynn, Kelly Reed, and Ellie Wilson for stamping the cases, assembling the kits, and outlining the instructions! 

We still have about 20 kits and a few extra pillow cases, so if you know of someone who would enjoy this fun craft, go to Cases for Kids Order Form and let the fun begin! Proceeds from the kits benefit children in our community through Family Promise of Grayson County. If you have any questions, please call Leigh Walker at 903-271-1088.  

2020 Bed Race Supporters      

Since COVID-19 necessitated the cancellation of our annual Family Promise Bed Race, we are not receiving the funds that it normally would generate. We are so grateful for the support of previous Bed Race sponsors like:

-         Jim McClure State Farm,

-         Ruiz Foods,

-         Bayless-Hall Insurance,

-         Grayson Rotary Club,

-         DSBWorldwide, Inc.

These 2020 Bed Race supporters are helping us assist families facing or experiencing homelessness during this especially uncertain time. If you and/or your organization would like to be recognized on our webpage as being a 2020 Bed Race supporter that’s helping to end child homelessness in Grayson County, you may mail a check or donate on our website (familypromisegrayson.org). Thank you!

Thanks to the generosity and creativity of one of our volunteers from Fairview Baptist Church, Family Promise of Grayson County is starting a new program called Saving for Success. Graduating families will have the opportunity to have their savings matched until they have saved the equivalent of three months of their income. The program is starting small with one graduate family participating and will expand to other families as resources become available. For additional information, please call Leigh Walker at 903-271-1088.

Get to Know the Family Promise Board  

This month's featured Board member is the beloved Brother Bobby Hancock! Bobby was born in Kentucky and is a die-hard UK Wildcats fan. God's path brought him to Texas to attend Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1984. After graduating from seminary in 1987, that path led to starting a professional landscape maintenance business in the DFW metroplex. In 2003 Bobby sold that successful business and entered vocational ministry. Georgetown Baptist Church in Pottsboro invited Bobby to become their pastor in 2008. He loves serving the church and the community.

Bobby enjoys being on stage at Sherman Community Players and has appeared in shows such as "Driving Miss Daisy," "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof," "Les Miserables" and others. One of his favorite things to do outside of ministry is to provide color commentary for the radio broadcasts of Pottsboro Cardinal football. Bobby has been married to Lynne for 27 years, and they have three children, Chuck, Dominee, and Phoebe. He says serving on the Family Promise Board of Directors and working with Leigh Walker for the past 2 years has been a joy!

In Memoriam: Lola Dillard Bell  (01/25/43-07/22/20) 

If you have not eaten Lola Bell’s cooking, you have missed out! Despite serious health issues, Lola was the Family Promise volunteer kitchen coordinator at Trinity Baptist Church in Sherman. No matter how many guests we had, Lola always ensured there was plenty of delicious food available. Usually she insisted on being in the kitchen each night of Trinity’s host week. She always made a point to serve her famous banana pudding on Sundays when we arrived! The week before she passed away, she called the office to discuss Trinity’s upcoming host week.

In addition to being a wonderful cook, Lola was a kind, generous, and loving volunteer. Even after her husband of 53 years, Jack Bell, died in February, Lola continued to express her desire to help others. Family Promise of Grayson County is so blessed to have such dedicated and caring volunteers! We will miss Lola more than words can express. ❤

Mighty and awesome God, we thank you because your love extends to every ethnic group, all genders, races, and socio-economic classifications. Right now, we offer this prayer for those without stable housing. We pray that you will bless all families with children who may be without permanent shelter across the globe and those living in our county.

We pray that your Holy Spirit will flood them with comfort, security, protection and strength, and we declare Psalm 46, that you shall be their “refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble”. We commit this prayer to you in Jesus’ name. Amen!

Please visit www.familypromisegrayson.org or contact Executive Director, Leigh Walker at director@familypromisegrayson.org.