Two weeks ago the employees of Family Outreach of Horry County arrived to work on Monday to find their front door kicked in. The intruders ripped the phone lines in the back, broke the front door and door jam, and stole a laptop. The additional costs to repair and replace the damages came while the organization was trying to cope with grant cuts from a stalled economy.

When members of First Baptist Church heard the story they felt led to help in some way. I visited their office and the staff gave me a quick tour. It quickly became apparent that the ladies there are so busy helping teen mothers and teaching young girls about pregnancy prevention, that their landscaping had been neglected for some time. So this past Sunday 19 people from FBC, left church, put on their gloves, and got to work. On Monday the ladies of Family Outreach arrived at work to find another surprise, a landscape makeover.