It was another great day at Love & Care Ministries! We started out this morning by serving more than 100 pancakes to our “friends” (the name that the leader of Love & Care, Mark Hewitt, has given to the homeless and poor that come for help). This morning, it felt like things were getting back to normal – Janet, my boss, was in the kitchen all day (after the passing of her father), and Anthony was back from his illness.
After breakfast, Janet asked me to accompany Bones (Thad Oxford) to pick up some food donations. In particular, we picked up over 550 pounds of deer meat from Stephens Processing – Brent Stephens calls these types of donations “Hunters for the Hungry.” We also made pick-ups at United Grocery Store, Golden Chick, and McKay’s Bakery. Bones makes regular stops at these locations plus several others, and these businesses always come through with tons of food donations throughout the year. It is truly a blessing to live in a community that is extremely generous!
In addition to picking up food, Bones and I had a great conversation about life, about spiritual matters, and about blessings. Bones has an incredible testimony, and he brings passion, happiness, joy, and energy to Love & Care. He is the Chief Culture Officer for the organization. Since, at one time, he was homeless, he has a special connection with our “friends.”
For lunch, we served more than 100 people – the Friday crowd is normally smaller than any other day. Even so, our “friends” really appreciated a warm meal on a fairly cold day in Abilene.
Once we cleaned up after lunch, it was time to go home – nothing to prepare, since the kitchen will be closed through Monday.
What a great week! I’m tired, but it’s a good tired. I have learned so much in one week – I’m truly humbled! I look forward to learning more next week. Stay tuned!
Blessings, Kris