FOOD PANTRY OPENING HIGHLIGHTS
July 2, 2024
Another busy summer day at the Food Pantry! We welcomed 4 new families and greeted many familiar. Each family received a large supply of fresh produce, a dozen eggs and the normal staples.
Bob Fowler introduced to Father Gabriel today. Father Gabriel wanted to personally thank us for the work our team does and bring a generous donation of Panera bakery items. Each family had an unexpected treat. We were blessed to have him visit with us today.
Donations have really picked up over the past month. VBS alone collected 1106 items (cereal, canned meat, peanut butter,…) estimated roughly at a value of $1700. St Giles Presbyterian Church donations are continuing. Donations are helping us tremendously financially. With the start of a new fiscal year, we will be reviewing budget closely and begin to plan out the holidays.
We continue to be open the 1st Tuesday of each month and the 3rd Monday of each month by invitation.
Items of the month are crackers and jelly (no glass if possible).
Jordan McMahan and Rusty Mullins were our prayer warriors today. We enjoyed having Rusty join us.
Prayer requests:
A – Many spoken for on behalf of our volunteers
B – New family where the mother asks for strength as she has 4 young children she is raising.
C – Senior lady asking for health and for her close friend
D – Prayers for a gentleman who lost his brother a short time ago as well as overall protection for their son,
E – Two new families today we welcomed from Ukraine. While we weren’t able to pray with them directly, we did open our space to them and provided comfort.
F – Mother waiting for her son’s disability to be approved.
As always, your support of Care Ministry is greatly appreciated.
Gayton's Care Ministry receives NBC12 Acts of Kindness recognition
Our food pantry received an NBC12 Acts of Kindness recognition last week and the TV segment aired Sept. 14. Mike, Amy and I were humbled to receive this as we are doing something we love and showing our passion to help others. While we received this recognition, our volunteers play a critical role in the pantry's success. One of our volunteers and long term family member, Julie Bryant, nominated us and you will hear some of her story in the news segment.
We thank each of you for any part you've played in our mission.
Thank you,
Carolyn, Mike, and Amy
