"Extreme Makeover Home Edition" Salt & Light Ministry Montgomery family
On Sunday night’s episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” the Montgomery family received a make-over of their non-profit Salt & Light Ministry and receive a new home with the mortgage completely paid off.
The Salt & Light Ministry recently stated on their website, “Everything that was done for Salt & Light during that week was a tremendous blessing, and we can never thank everyone enough for their involvement. Probably the more lasting effect, though, is the awareness that was created in our community about the work that we do, and the ways in which people can partner with us in that work.”
Father of the family Montgomery, Nathan Montgomery left a lucrative engineering job at Alloy Casting to start Salt & Light Ministry, an organization which relies entirely on donations to provide food, clothing, shoes and other supplies to people in need. The family has recently had an over-whelming demand for supplies as demands have gone up due to the countries economic state.
Although the Montgomery family helps feed and clothe many people in their community they have had to put the repairs on their 150+ year-old home on hold to keep Salt & Light Ministry open. The Montgomery’s home was barley standing with exposed wires, a crumbling brick foundation and holes in the roof and walls..jpg)
Celebrity chefs Rocco DiSpirito, Sandra Lee, and Art Smith (Oprah's personal chef) who not only participated in the building of the Montgomery’s home, but cooked for the community the Salt & Light Ministry serves in Champaign County, Illinois.
The name Salt & Light comes from Matthew 5:13-16: “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? ... You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid... Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
The Salt & Light Ministry posted a response to the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” episode on their website expressing their gratitude:
“We could scarcely imagine how transfixed our community would be as Extreme Makeover Home Edition walked into our lives. Little could we fathom the impact that Extreme Makeover Home Edition would have on Salt & Light, the ministry we have devoted ourselves to over the past six years.”
“Leading up to that incredible morning when Ty, Michael, Johnny, and Didi showed up, we had discussed the potential impact something like this could have, but it did not take long before we realized we had underestimated just how grand it would be. The facelift they gave to the building itself was amazing! From new light fixtures, a much-needed paint job, and new freezers and refrigeration in the warehouse to completely refurbishing my office, our waiting area, and the multi-purpose room where we hold our services; everything had a completely different feel when you walked through the doors.”
To find out how you can donate to the Salt & Light Ministry visit their website or follow this remarkable family on Facebook or Twitter
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