Family Supply Line, Tokyo Homeless Project, Volunteers helping others

ABOUT US

*Alert* In America about 80% of the working class families are said to be about two pay checks away from being homeless. I wonder how Japan compares???

Don't Let the Pace of this World Control You. "Dreams are a projection of the kind of life you want to lead. Dreams can drive you. Dreams can make you skip over obstacles. When you allow your dreams to pull you, they unleash a creative force that can overpower any obstacle in your path. To unleash this power, though, your dreams must be well defined." By Jim Rohn

Knowledge fueled by emotion equals action. Action is the ingredient that ensures results. Only action can cause reaction. Further, only positive action can cause positive reaction.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best. - Duke Ellington

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with your ability.

The man who really wants to do something finds a way; the other man finds an excuse

Refuse to be average

Welcome to The Family Supply Line,

As most Volunteer Works, Charities and Missions. We are supported primarily from Concerned Individuals, Companies and other groups. Some of the ways we have and do receive help in the present are as follows.

1) Companies "seasonal" or "last Years" stocks of clothing or various supplies. Computers, Books and other Educational Type of Materials, Bibles.

2) Individuals good personal unneeded items such as clothing and even old collector type of items which can be sold at Charity Bazaars to raise funds for the work. (Please note that about 80% of the homeless are looking for work so Suits and Dress Up type Clothing are very helpful as well.)

3) Dried or canned foods of all kinds.

4) Tents, sleeping bags & and camping equipment. As well as "down" blankets. (We have had a very hard time passing on futons and normal blankets? Where as sleeping bags and down blankets are some of the most wanted items. So we'd like to mention here that we can no longer receive futons or blankets.

5) Good furniture and electrical appliances. The reason I use the word "good" here is because the homeless obviously won't be using these items and we will try to resell them to raise funds for this project. Recycling laws have changed in Japan and it's hard to sell a washer or fridge that is 5 years or older. (We've had to pay 10,000 yen many times to "move" older items on to "gomi land".) And most people are mainly only interested in buying good quality expensive furniture. So it has to be quality over quantity with these items.

Sending or Pick up Arrangements

First of all we're just normal people and have a Job like most of you and try to do this on our days off. And because of time and transportation costs we try to handle this as economically as possible.

1) We try to schedule as many pick-ups as possible into the same day. And try to drive into Tokyo once or twice a month for these pick-ups. (Right Now we are in Need of a Truck as our Truck and Van couldn't pass the new KNOX "emission laws".)

2) If you live "far" away, sending things is a big blessing for us. You may have to pay a little for the shipping but I believe you'll be rewarded for your giving. If you have any questions about anything? Please feel free to ask. And most importantly please keep helping with supplies. We really appreciate them.

A word about the Homeless. There's the Rich and Middle Class and OOPS!! What Happened? Many people lookdown on the Homeless but I'm going to go Beyond the "there by the Grave of God go I statement" and say that these people are Fighters, Courageous and have a Will to Live and work hard at trying to stay clean and healthy with limited recourses. Would you be able to do the same? Many of these are former company presidents, homeowners, etc that fell into debt, ill health divorce etc But they Keep Going. They need and deserve our help. Please do what you can.

Ralph Marston says, "Your limitations are not imposed on you. They are accepted by you." You are not limited to the life you now live. It has been accepted by you as the best you can do at this time. Any time you're ready to go beyond the limitations currently in your life, you're capable of doing that by choosing different thoughts.

God Loves each one as if they were the Only One. You or I or a Homeless person is not lost in the Faceless Crowd called Humanity. We're each unique in His Eyes and only Present Circumstances (possibly brought on by Illness, Job Layoffs or Unforeseen Circumstances) make us look at each other Differently. Someone once wisely said, "If not by the Grace of God, there go I."

The whole world loves to watch those who make things happen, and it rewards them for causing waves of productive enterprise.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.

Don't envy anybody. Every person has something no other person has. Develop that one thing & make it outstanding.

Attempt great things for God. Expect great things from God.�William Carey

Keep Moving Forward no matter How hard the Wind Blows,