Actually Tuesday night begins on Monday night. Two of our volunteers pick up donated bread and sweets from Panera Bread in Greer between 9:30pm to 10:00pm. Panera Bread bakes their entire product daily and donates at the end of each day what is not sold. We use the bread and the sweets to augment the hot meal we serve on Tuesday night. Some of the bread is available for anyone who wants to eat immediately. Many will heat up the bread in a microwave and snack on this until we serve the hot meal after the Bible study..
We always get plenty of help unloading the food from our vehicle which is taken to the kitchen. Assignments are given to volunteers for preparing the food. Generally the preparation involves chopping, peeling, cutting, and cooking. One volunteer takes charge of directing everyone based on the recipe for the meal. It is important that everything is timed properly so that we can serve the meal without delay at the end of the Bible study.
The actual food that is prepared for the hot meal is donated by StreetSide Catering Inc. This business is owned by Paul Blumer. He started his business the same year as the ministry was birthed and it was understood that his business would always donate the food for the weekly Bible study. This allows us to use all donated funds for meeting the needs of the homeless and poor in Greenville. 
We serve the food cafeteria style. We make sure everyone gets plenty of food. Many will prepare a plate to go for the next day. After everyone is served, many of our volunteers will prepare a meal and eat with the homeless. This is an important time to make friends and develop relationships for sharing the Gospel and showing everyone that we genuinely care. It gives us a chance to share our lives with each other which is an important part of the ministry. This time is a blessing to our friends on the street and to our volunteers. We leave each night truly counting our blessings. This week we were privileged to provide 80 meals with the help of 14 volunteers.
~Marc
