Terri Evans has three kids and a husband who is the sole provider for the family. She doesn't have a lot of extra income for beauty tips. "I've been needing a haircut and I haven't been able to get one with bills and everything else."
For Linda Pitts, a little around the shoulders was going a long way. Its only the second time in her life she had ever had a massage. "But it feels so good. I've really needed it."
Rochelle Taylor, 13, spent the morning painting fingernails and giving manicures. She knows that what she's doing goes a long way in helping people less fortunate. When asked why she was doing it she replied, "So they can feel good about themselves."
Boosting self-esteem and helping folks out with a few groceries is why this Convoy of Hope came rolling in to Denton.
For Lee Dollarhide and her four foster children it couldn't have come at a better time. "Its a very big blessing," she says.
Jacky Kokomme is one of more than 400 volunteers who came to help out in providing goods and services to some 3,000 folks in Denton.
"You see them coming out of here looking cheerful and so thankful for what you've been able to give them," Kokomme says.
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Pastor Jerry Reagab said the Convoy of Hope promised it would come to Denton come rain or shine -- and bitter cold, too.
"We're doing it because we just want to love on folks we know its a tough time the economy is down there a lot of hoplessness out there and we believe we have an answer for that," Pastor Reagab explained.
Certainly a good cause for improving the fortunes of others.
