We all know how difficult the holidays can be when we don’t have any money. Right now, winter and the economy are hitting many many families and we are trying to make it a little bit easier on a few of them.
We are very lucky to receive regular donations from our Aunt Rhoda, who sends care packages for the homeless and we are enormously grateful to her for supporting Blue Dream, and as another winter begins, we do need more supplies for the homeless.
When talking to them, it is amazing the types of things that they say they need… things, WE wouldn’t have thought of… for instance: Towels, and Socks! We also need more hand warmers, hats, gloves, coats, etc. If you wish to send a donation, you can mail the items to:
Michelle / BlueDream
5062 S 108th St. #272,
Omaha, NE 68137
You can also make a monetary donation to through chipin or PayPal.
On the other hand, we are looking for more specific items for a few families that we are helping directly. For instance, we are still looking for winter clothing for a 9 year old girl size 8/9 and shoe size 3.5, we would like to be able to get a few gifts for her for Christmas, since her family cannot afford anything this holiday season; she has a 13 year old brother, size Husky 20 shoes 8, who also needs clothing, and again, we would like to get him a present: their mother gave us a copy of their Christmas wish list: Spy Net Stealth Video Glasses, Spy Gear – Digital Alarm Safe [Toy] , skate board, hair ties, Pokemon Black & White Catcher – Zoroark Oshawott and Sandile, Bakugan Bakumeter.
We also have a family with 8 kids that is still struggling to pay their rent. They have a dog with severe food allergies that needs to be taken to the vet, and needs to be on a special diet, which, of course, is more expensive than regular dog food (we have been providing this food for them, but we cannot afford more). We would like to be able to give each child a present in addition to what we provide them with every weekend. They have 3 girls ages 12, 6 and 1; and 5 boys ages 16, 12, 10, 8, and 3.
If you wish to help any of these families, please send items to:
Michelle / BlueDream
5062 S 108th St. #272,
Omaha, NE 68137
Or, you can make a donation directly to us through Chipin or PayPal.
If you wish to make a donation for Nahla, please click here through CHIPIN or PayPal. If you wish to send some dog food for her, please send Taste of the Wild – Pacific Stream Canine® Formula to:
Michelle / BlueDream
5062 S 108th St. #272,
Omaha, NE 68137
Thank you very much for checking us out, and Merry Christmas.
Michelle
The hard part about helping the homeless is that many times, the people you meet one week are not there the next, and you don’t really know what else they need or if they are doing better… you just hope for the best.
We also help homeless pregnant women that live at the Bethlehem house. But again, we deliver food to them, but we do not develop a relationship with the mothers at the shelter…
In the past few months, we have started to find more and more families that need immediate help with the most basics of needs… food and clothing. And we are extremely happy to have become part of their lives.
Blue Dream Ministries now also helps families in need by delivering food and other items directly to them.
It has been challenging, but we feel so happy to be able to help and develop relationships with them; watch them grow and hopefully, watch them improve their financial situation to where they don’t need our help anymore!
One of our families is an elderly couple. The husband has Parkinson’s and is bedridden. His wife, Stormy, takes care of him. They receive one meal a day through meals on wheels and every once in a while their nephew brings them some groceries. We have been providing them with additional food every Saturday and I have found that Jim really likes chocolate chip cookies! They have a dog name Red, who is dying of stomach cancer, and they are both very sad about it. We would like to continue to help them, and also, their pet Red, so, if anyone would like to donate some dog food or treats for Red, it would be great!
We met a great family of four that rescues animals and find homes for them, but the husband suffered a back injury and now is out of a job. So, they are having a very difficult time paying their bills, clothing and feeding their children, and this is without even talking about how hard the holidays are going to be for them… they don’t have budget for it…
We are extremely happy to help them with some food and through other friends, we have been able to get a few clothes for their two kids, but they still need more. Their children (9 and 13) grew during the summer, and of course, now, they don’t have much to wear. We thank Melana for donating a coat for their kids and Monica for donating a couple of shirts and pants for them! Thank you so much! They are extremely grateful. We would like to continue finding more items for them, especially for the holiday season.
Life is a little bit strange, and a few months ago, a beautiful family of 7 that was looking for a puppy. After talking to them, I decided that they were the perfect family for a dog I had rescued back in July. As part of our adoption agreement, they needed to keep in touch with us, which is how we found out about their need. Suddenly, unemployed due to medical circumstances, this family with 6 kids is going through a lot. We are providing them with food, including dog food for Nahla. I found out yesterday, that Nahla, their puppy, is sick, and we are trying to help them with the vet bill and the medication. We would be very grateful to receive and pass on donations for this family, not only for their kids but also, for their dog, so that we can help them get through this bump. If you wish to help us with Nahla’s vet bills, click on this link: http://nahla.chipin.com/vet-bill-for-nahla
 We met this very sweet pregnant lady and found out that she was in bed rest due to problems with her kidneys. We checked on her progress again, only to discover that she had only a crib and some diapers for her new baby! Blue Dream Ministries immediately jumped into action and we have been able to cover her needs. We are providing food for her (she loves bagels with butter and garlic), and with the amazing help from our friends, she has now everything she needs!
We donated a ton of new born boy clothes, some bottles and a couple of other little things; and of course, we would like to thank Brenda for the clothes and the chair, Mandy for receiving blankets and baby wipes, Monica for all those diapers and wipes, and of course, Nebraskans United for Life for accepting her as a client and providing additional clothing, crib sheets and the crib bumper, a medela breast pump, baby bath, socks, bottles and pacifiers, and other very important supplies needed for a new baby.
We welcome baby Liam to this crazy crazy world by letting him know that he will never be alone, and there will always be help around the corner if he needs it!
So, as you can see, we hadn’t been posting much on the site, because we have been so incredibly busy helping through Blue Dream Ministries!
We would like to thank everyone that has donated to Blue Dream and we wish you all a beautiful and happy Christmas!
Remember that the best part of it is giving!
If you wish to help any of these families, please send items to:
Michelle / BlueDream
5062 S 108th St. #272,
Omaha, NE 68137
Or, you can make a donation directly to us through Chipin or PayPal.
I wasn’t going to mention this, except, when I saw this story, it reminded me of Sunday. Protesters from Occupy Omaha …well I should say, protester…there was only one at any given moment….anyway, the protesters came down to “speak for the downtrodden”. When each of these college aged kids has a nicer car than I have and bring absolutely nothing for the homeless 20 feet away, I had to wonder what they were so angry about? After all, doesn’t “social justice” sort of revolve around the plight of the less fortunate? Evidently not…see the article below. Goats milk cheese salad? Really?
Occupy Wall Street Protesters are upset that by providing high priced meals to their buddies, they might accidentally be feeding the homeless: For three days beginning tomorrow, the cooks will serve only brown rice and other spartan grub instead of the usual menu of organic chicken and vegetables, spaghetti bolognese, and roasted beet and sheep’s-milk-cheese salad.
They will also provide directions to local soup kitchens for the vagrants, criminals and other freeloaders who have been descending on Zuccotti Park in increasing numbers every day.
Full story here
We have today hot dogs, Italian peppers, coffee, bread and socks.
Every week we are able to deliver a variety of personal items such as socks, shampoo, soap, etc. courtesy of our Aunt, who has been making sure we always have something extra to bring to the homeless.
In addition to our Aunt’s donations, we always serve coffee provided by Harvest Roasting, and a wide variety of breads by Panera Bread; however, in the past two or three weeks we have been able to do a little bit more with the help of some friends…
We would like to thank Elaine and her husband for their donations of sweats and veggies: with them, we were able to take a large portion to the Bethlehem House, which is a shelter for pregnant women and Ann from NUFL took a box of peppers and made Italian roasted peppers for the homeless
NUFL also donated around 60 hotdogs with buns, so, today, the variety of things we have to deliver is amazing!
Thank you for your support!
Ann
NUFL
Harvest Roasting
Panera Bread
Aunt Rhoda
Elaine and her husband!
Thank you!
.-Michelle
 
It’s an exciting month for Blue Dream. With some donations we’ve got all the supplies we need for coffee, heat packs for winter, gas for a new project we’re working on, and still have some left over for the week to week expenses. We’ve completed 2 years and are now beginning our third year with a couple weeks finished already. Hmmmm? Oh, right, the new project. We’ve managed one supplier (working on another), which has nearly tripled the amount of donations we’ve been able to give. Boxes of fruits and vegetables now join the also doubled bread amounts and we’ll be giving much more regularly to a couple places we could only help from time to time.
One of our guys keeps getting left out of the donations. He’s just one of those guys who expects a crowd to form a line, but that’s just not going to happen. For that to happen, I’d have to hand out each thing individually, and I get shy about that because these gifts aren’t from me…they are from our donors and the Lord. I’ve explained it before, but one guy just said he was thanking me for taking the time to care enough to bring it. Still, knowing what would happen, I set aside some for him this last time. I felt a little silly doing it, but he was very happy and alls well that ends well.
Let’s hope my car lives a long life and the Lord is kind to us this winter hehehehe.
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THANK YOU! Becky at Surprise Thrift Store, Papio Creek Church, Amy C., David & Rhoda S., Laura N., StarFish Ministries, Jean L., Havest Roasting, and Panera Bread, South Ridge, etc.
To read more about those who have helped us, visit our "Thank you" section here!
To learn how you can help, click here!
Immediate needs Socks.... Does anyone have extra socks they would like to donate? If you do, contact us. We are looking for large. No fancy socks...
If you wish to make a monetary contribution, we will put it to good use. Contributions to BlueDreamMinistries.org are tax exempt. Write your money order to Blue Dream Ministries and mail it to:
Michelle / BlueDream
5062 S 108th St. #272,
Omaha, NE 68137
What we do We provide a continental breakfast and personal care items, clothing, hand warmers, and other essential needs to the homeless and near homeless to those who gather at the corner of 14th and Farnam, every Sunday between 12pm and 1pm.
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Leftovers? We deliver any food left to the Stephen Center and/or the Sienna Francis right after we are done in our corner to maintain its freshness.
Occasionally, we also donate other items such as coats, etc.
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