Monday, December 12, 2011

hungry hungry homeless?

On Saturday, we had a food service for the homeless in the park, it was the first time we had 10 people waiting for us to arrive. We had 7 people sign up for the work for food program and we fed 14 people in a one hour time period, more than ever before. It was a huge milestone for us. Our ministry times have been small but great, able to really get to know the people out on the street in authentic, personal ways. Not just "give 'em some food and move on to the next one". Our food expenses have grown to around $125 per week, which is still pretty cheap, to operate all 3 outreach locations. The cool thing is they are all growing slowly, so we aren't being totally over run.What's really cool is that often on Thursday night, we don't have the money to get what we need for Saturday, but, by the time Saturday morning comes, we have everything we need! God has been so faithful to provide what we need, when we need it! Of course, that's kind of stressful way to live, but, still very encouraging.

One thing that we try to do is let the ones we are serving know what God does for us. It's one way of bringing glory to God and a great way to go into how much God loves them.

So, what's God been doing for you?

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