'Go out into the highways and along the hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled.

Jesus Christ, Luke 14:23

LINK UP CARES ABOUT EVERYONE -Especially those who do not have the basic necessities of life.

The Director, LINK UP Volunteers, and Contributors are bound together by a declaration of non-discrimination.  All goods, assistance, and services of LINK UP MINISTRIES are dispensed without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, decree, age, or gender.  Gifts, donations (whether in-kind or financial) goods, and volunteers are welcomed in order to assure that LINK UP MINISTRIES is able to carry out its purposes.  However, no gifts, goods, or volunteers will be received if they are given for the purpose of gaining an office, influence, or decision-making capacity with or upon the organization, its mission and/or its operation.  Having stated this, we are careful to let those who are in harmony with the mission of LINK UP MINISTRIES that it is always prudent for the leadership, workers, and volunteers to pay close attention to suggestions, ideas, encouraging remarks, and constructive criticisms.  We do this because the Scriptures teach us that there is wisdom in numbers and in the multitude of counselors.  So, please feel free to join the team and to offer your input.

DISCLAIMER:  No gifts, donations, goods, officers or volunteers will knowingly be accepted from any agency or agent of crime, vice, or any immoral social group(s). 

RIVER MINISTRY

Each Saturday morning at 9:00 AM (regardless of weather) many dedicated bikers from Christian Clubs around the city, and as far away as Minford, OH and Sciotoville, OH, along with caring folks representing churches in Huntington, Chesapeake, Proctorville, South Point, and Barboursville, all gather to feed and clothe river dwellers, the homeless, transients, poor, needy, sickly, and addicts.  This outpouring of Jesus' love to many of the social rejects of the community is accomplished through the generosity of people who simply share what they have.  Churches and individuals can LINK UP with the bikers and workers by gathering up seasonal items like the ones listed below:

FALL AND WINTER - warm coats, rugged sweaters, sweat shirts, warm hats and toboggans, scarves, gloves, heavy socks (no ankle-highs please), jeans, wool or heavy cotton pants, boots, blankets, toilet paper, tooth paste, tooth brushes, hair brushes and combs, shampoo, soap, feminine hygiene products, wash cloths and towels.

SPRING AND SUMMER - seasonal jackets and light sweaters, jeans, shorts, T-shirts, white socks (ankle-highs are OK at this time of year), tennis shoes, sweat pants and shirts, rain coats, blankets, and other personal hygiene items listed above.
 
A WORD ABOUT UNDERCLOTHING - the bikers, Brenda and I have distributed underwear to people in such serious need that they will gladly take anything just to have something clean to change into.  However, we recommend to people not to bring used underclothes. Please bring only new items.  Our thinking on this is 1. - clothes that have been worn in direct contact with the genital areas and underarms are subject to body fluids that can be potentially hazardous to people's health. 2. - Many of us get involved with helping seriously needy people because it is our way of doing the Lord's work on earth.  As such, we should be willing to give our best for the Kingdom of Christ, not just our rejects that we were going to discard anyway.  So, having said this, please know that for the most part, the very generous people who send their supplies to the River Ministry via LINK UP MINISTRIES have sent good useable, clean and/or new items; and Brenda and I deeply appreciate it.  Without you guys, LINK UP does not work very well.