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December 17, 2020A special thank you to St Joseph Parish and the Bed Ministry for making a wish come true for two little boys who are 5 and 9 years old. The boys, who are brothers, are in foster care and were living with their grandparents when their grandmother was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. The boys were then moved to their new foster home with their other grandmother. The change was difficult for all…grandmother, who only had one bed, gave up her bed for the boys to share and she slept on the couch.
Their bed was too small to fit these two growing boys and when their Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) asked the boys what they wanted for Christmas, the only thing that they asked for was to have their own beds. Their advocate reached out to our St Joseph Bed Ministry for help. The week before Christmas, Dennis Valentini and Dan Harris from the St. Joseph Bed ministry delivered two twin beds to the boys at their new foster home. Dan and Dennis reported, “The boys got their Christmas wish and they will be sleeping in their own beds tonight.”
The St Joseph Bed Ministry, which is appropriately named Sleep in Heavenly Peace, has delivered over 500 beds for children in Lake and surrounding counties. We're grateful to this group of volunteers dedicated to building, assembling and delivering top-notch beds to families and making dreams come true for children in need!
(Lake County is facing a child welfare crisis and there are over 100 children waiting for an advocate. St. Joseph currently has 11 CASAs who are advocating for 31 children and a growing number of parishioners either in training or exploring engagement. If you would like more information, please contact Michael Knight mknightcasa@gmail.com or 847-367-5191.)
