Times are hard for everyone, especially the working poor who don’t qualify for government assistance, but there is a place in Amelia where everyone can go for basic necessities.

Grace and Mercy Outreach, Inc. is providing a place of comfort and hope for many people in the area and they have been operating on a shoestring budget for the past seven years.

Director Rick McCarty, evangelist, recently compiled a “2008 Praise Report” listing the different ways they have been making a difference in the lives of those who give and those who receive.