By designating a point leader at your church, you maximize the effectiveness of collaboration with 111Project.

Your point leader is the primary link between your church and 111Project.

Connection Point: The point leader is the primary link between a local church and the 111Project network.

Volunteer Support: They recruit and support other church volunteers who want to help meet community needs, advocate for kids, and raise awareness about foster care/adoption.

Communication Hub: They take information about events, ways to advocate for kids, foster care, and local needs and help share it within their church. They are also the communication link between their church and 111Project.

Coordinates Needs: They keep an eye on current CarePortal requests and help their church manage and respond to requests submitted.

Contact Your Church: If your church is already a part of the 111Project, reach out to them to see who the point leader is and how you can get involved.

Volunteer/Staff: Point leaders are often staff or volunteers. If you are interested in serving in this capacity, contact us!

Attend a Community Gathering: Attending a local 111Project community gathering is a great way to learn more about needs in your community and connect with current point leaders in your area.

WHY I SERVE AS A CHURCH POINT LEADER

“People often ask me what being a church point leader for the 111 Project means and why I continue to do it. The answer is wrapped up in a story that God has been writing in my life for a long time.

My mother-in-law was one of the most selfless people I have ever known. She sacrificed so much to raise her granddaughter, and then one day, as an older woman in her 80s, four great-grandchildren one by one were dropped off at her door to raise. She loved those children and did the best she could, but I watched as her retirement years became years of survival and sacrifice.

I admired her, but I also knew that wasn’t the path I wanted for my life.

I loved being a mom. When my children grew older and I had the opportunity to work outside the home, I embraced it. I enjoyed that season of life. Then my mother-in-law passed away, and everything changed. One late night, my husband got a phone call asking if we would take in four children under the age of ten.

I said no.

It’s not something I’m proud of admitting, but it was the truth. I didn’t want our entire life to change. I felt selfish, and I wrestled with that decision.

Then something unexpected happened.

That same week, my boss asked me to attend a 111 Project meeting in his place. Looking back now, I can see God was putting puzzle pieces together that I couldn’t see at the time.

Through the 111 Project, and through Jen’s encouragement, God gently opened a different door for me. She would put opportunities in front of me, and little by little, I started saying yes. Before I knew it, I had found a way to serve children and families in crisis using the gifts God had given me.

Being a church point leader means connecting the needs of vulnerable children, foster families, and kinship families with a community that is ready to help. It means seeing a request for a bed, diapers, a car seat, a washing machine, or groceries and watching God’s people step in.

But to me, it’s so much more than coordinating donations.

It’s watching God show up.

I have a donated storage unit that holds items for families in need. People often ask me, “Do you need anything?” and I’ll say, “Not right now, but there will be.”

One day, someone texted me and said, “My husband fixed a washing machine and wants to put it in your storage unit.”

“Great!” I said.The washing machine went into the unit on Sunday. On Monday, a request came through from a family who desperately needed a washing machine. I answered, “I have one.” The DHS worker was speechless. The funny thing is, this happens all the time. A bed appears before the need. A quilt is sewn before a child needs comfort. A car seat is donated before a baby arrives. Time after time, God provides before we even know what is coming.

I won’t lie. It’s a Godly high. It fills my heart with joy because I get to witness that God deeply cares for the families of Logan County. He sees foster families. He sees kinship families. He sees exhausted parents trying to keep their children safe. He sees children who simply need to know they matter.

And somehow, He invites ordinary people to be part of the answer.

Being a church point person has changed my life because it taught me that serving doesn’t always look the way we expect. I thought God might call me to open my home, but instead, He opened my eyes to a different mission field.

I continue to serve because I have seen too much to stop. I have seen miracles hidden in washing machines stoves, bunk beds, quilts, diapers, and bicycles. I have seen a community come together to say, “You are not alone.”

Most of all, I continue because every story reminds me of one simple truth: God is already at work. My job is simply to lean in, say yes, and help tell the story of how He provides.” – Rebekah Cunningham

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