Timon’s Ministries: Lending a Hand Up to Coastal Bend Residents in Need
Helping to serve meals to community members are: (L to R) Mark Baker, Timon’s Kitchen Manager with Island In The Son members, Cathy Merchant, Ken Merchant, and Lowell Thomas.
Helping to serve meals to community members are: (L to R) Mark Baker, Timon’s Kitchen Manager with Island In The Son members, Cathy Merchant, Ken Merchant, and Lowell Thomas.
Today’s difficult economic times have had a hard impact on many individuals across the nation. While preventing homelessness should be a primary goal, providing emergency support for those in need should be just as important. And that’s exactly what Timon’s Ministries is doing. Located in the Flour Bluff community of Corpus Christi, Texas, this altruistic organization–founded by a group of local churches—provides day resource center for the working poor and the underprivileged.
Initially, Timon’s Ministries provided food for the homeless but has since expanded to fill a variety of services like laundry, showers, free clothing, and dental and medical care. The organization serves not only the homeless but also low income or no-income individuals, especially those that are uninsured. Inoculations for flu and pneumonia have recently been added to its medical services.
Timon’s Ministries’ goal, in addition to ministering to a community in need, is to help each individual regain their dignity. Financial assistance is available for those needing ID’s, birth certificates, and licensing. Those receiving financial assistance, dental and eyecare, and medicines, must be drug free.
Timon’s Ministries points out that the people in need who participate in the program are not asking for a handout but rather a hand up. If you would like to help Timon’s Ministries with its valuable work, please visit www.timonsministries.com or call (361) 937-6196 and find out how you can help with your tax-deductible donations.
