Another of our core principles is RELATIONSHIP.

Love INC is about building relationships with clients and treating them with dignity as creations of God, made in the image of God, and having value and worth to God. Our goal is not to just address a perceived need in a transactional fashion, but to take the time to enter into relationship with those we serve in order to understand the real needs of the client, build a trusting relationship with the client, and allow the Holy Spirit to work through the church volunteers to initiate both physical and spiritual transformation. This means we take the time to understand the client’s situation and needs, include them in the solution to their need, and always treat them as image bearers of God, their creator.

Since the root cause of families finding themselves dependent upon others is often a breakdown in the family support structure, this core principle also drives us to introduce the families to a small group to walk alongside them while they get back on their feet.

More later about our new Faith Teams.

Love INC covets your prayerful consideration of supporting us on Match Day.

Love INC story

The first of the core principles guiding Love INC is that we are Christian. That seems straight forward enough, but it might be good to reflect for a bit on what that means. What came to my mind was the Emmaus song “They will know we are Christians by our love, by our love.” Not by what we do for them but why we do it. The beggar that approached Peter and John for alms received far more than what he had asked: he received the love of God through the disciples. I Corinthians 13:1 “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.”

Part of the defining difference with Love INC is that we try to focus on the person and their real needs rather than on the problem at hand. We look for their value and potential and seek to offer them God’s love as the disciples did for the beggar.

Just as Christianity is set apart from other religions because we serve a God who loves us, Love INC’s mission is set apart from other,very worthy, organizations by our focus on transforming lives.

One of the Core Principles that guide Love INC is Prayer. We believe one of the most valuable Kingdom resources we have is prayer. Prayer is integral to who we are and permeates everything we do. Nothing should be initiated without praying first. All Love INC meetings should open with prayer. All Love INC clients should be prayed for (and with if they desire it.) Each workday should start with prayer. As the Apostle Paul said; pray without ceasing. To be faithful to this principle, we have established a LoveINC prayer team. Our goal is that we would have one person in each church in the county that would agree to accept a weekly prayer list via email, pray over the specific requests and for the organization and its leadership. If they desire, they can also forward these requests to their home church’s prayer team. If you might serve in this important role, please reach out to us.

One of our gap ministries has some immediate needs:

First, the storage space we are currently using is no longer able to be donated. Therefore we need to either find a new donated space(approx 1000 sq ft covered and secure) or raise additional funding to pay the discounted rental (approx $200 per month). If you know of space in central Hancock County that might be donated please call the Clearinghouse at (317) 468-6300. If oyu are willing to donate toward the rental follow this link GoFundMe

Assuming God is faithful in addressing the space challenge, we have several families on a waiting list for washers and dryers (electric only).

Thanks