Wednesday August 11, 2010

[Zonda Bodiford]

Today we handed out 55 Bags of groceries, down from 65 Bags last week, perhaps since the end of the summer is here.  We also gave a bag of salad, fruit, and loaf of bread while they lasted.  The salad, bread and fruit were donated by Market Street and Mrs. Baird's Thrift Store.  Throughout the summer we have seen an increase in the number of families requesting groceries, and at the beginning we were considering how we would be able to meet these needs; but with God's help we have been able to make many happy faces and prevent many children from going to bed hungry.  Praise God for that!  To anyone who has ever experienced actual hunger, they know that just to fill one belly makes a huge difference.  You see a lot of mother's faces that tell the story of stress and worry about feeding their little ones.  It makes your heart glad to know that perhaps you've helped a little -  at least for a meal or two.  But you can't help but wonder how these families are going to continue to get by.  Are there other churches out there that have Food Pantry stories such as these? 

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[James Nored]

Zonda, thank you for sharing this! I'll look forward to your weekly posts on this, along with Linda's.

You say, "To anyone who has ever experienced actual hunger, they know that just to fill one belly makes a huge difference. You see a lot of mother's faces that tell the story of stress and worry about feeding their little ones." For many of us, we have never experienced hunger, and many find it hard to believe that there is hunger in America. But there really is.

It has been great to see the partnerships with Market Street and Mrs. Baird's develop. Through this ministry, they are joining with us in God's great mission, along with so many wonderful Christians at High Pointe. Praise the Lord!