Jeanine Russell and Aine Nevar were sitting inside of their Central Topeka home in November 2020 sipping on coffee when Nevar looked at her wife and suggested that instead of getting each other Christmas presents, they build a blessing box in front of their house — an idea they had talked about, but had yet to pull the trigger.
The blessing box, which was constructed in December, sits in front of Russell's and Nevar's house at 1025 S.W. Fillmore St. While the couple knows their blessing box is filling a need in the community, they know there is still more to accomplish.