Blessing Box vandalism met with overflowing compassion from the community

WAITSBURG-Over the weekend, the Waitsburg's Blessing Box located next to the Waitsburg Christian Church was damaged yet again. Vandals broke the glass out of the door and threw the donated food onto the property and street. Instead of being upset, Pastor Matthew Wyatt viewed the incident as a blessing.

The Blessing Box gives out hundreds of pounds of food each month to struggling families, according to a letter posted on Facebook by Wyatt. Wyatt thanked the vandals for giving Waitsburg a chance, once again, to show what they are made of: Love, hope, resolve, and belief in the greater good.

Wyatt discovered the damage around 6:30 a.m on Saturday, and by 8 in the morning, a volunteer had arrived with materials to repair the door. By 11 a.m., the Blessing Box was overflowing with new donations of non-perishable food items. An endless line of cars dropped off enough food to create a reserve stock.

"This is the Waitsburg I know and believe in. Not what you did, but what came after. You allowed that to shine once again," Wyatt said in the public letter to the vandals. "This is the Waitsburg I hold onto. You will not steal that from us. You can't. It just continues to shine brighter. Thank you for the blessing."

Donations of non-perishable food and essential personal hygiene products can be left at the box on Main Street at any time.