Even though Food for Life is primarily a homeless ministry, we do encourage anyone who desires to study God’s Word to attend each Tuesday night. Many come as volunteers and others, who are less fortunate, come for fellowship and a hot meal. Many of these folks have a home and some live at the Salvation Army which is within walking distance from Triune Mercy Center.
Some of our visitors are youth groups whose leaders want to expose their youth to the less fortunate to instill in them a desire for helping the poor and developing a sense of gratefulness for what they have. Many do not have any concept of what the less fortunate are like or what they go through each day. Last Tuesday night we had to the privilege of having approximately 60 youth from Brookwood and Word of Life Church. Add that number to the 54 homeless we served and you have a big crowd.
Our good friend, Lee Headley, brought the message titled “Counterfeit Christian”. Using scripture, he discussed the characteristics of a counterfeit verses true Christian. It was a very thought provoking message since in this area everyone claims to be a Christian but there seems to be very little fruit. A special thanks to Lee for substituting for Paul. Next week Paul will continue teaching from the book of James. I can’t wait.
As always, there are many needs each Tuesday night. Fortunately, the youth brought coats and blankets for distribution. These are necessary almost every week during the winter. One lady had a special request for dental grip for her teeth. Bonnie went to the store to purchase the much needed item and received a kiss on the forehead from a very grateful lady. It was a small item by most standards but it meant everything to the one in need. We can not meet every need but we desire to help as much as we can each Tuesday night.
~Marc
Some of our visitors are youth groups whose leaders want to expose their youth to the less fortunate to instill in them a desire for helping the poor and developing a sense of gratefulness for what they have. Many do not have any concept of what the less fortunate are like or what they go through each day. Last Tuesday night we had to the privilege of having approximately 60 youth from Brookwood and Word of Life Church. Add that number to the 54 homeless we served and you have a big crowd.
Our good friend, Lee Headley, brought the message titled “Counterfeit Christian”. Using scripture, he discussed the characteristics of a counterfeit verses true Christian. It was a very thought provoking message since in this area everyone claims to be a Christian but there seems to be very little fruit. A special thanks to Lee for substituting for Paul. Next week Paul will continue teaching from the book of James. I can’t wait.
As always, there are many needs each Tuesday night. Fortunately, the youth brought coats and blankets for distribution. These are necessary almost every week during the winter. One lady had a special request for dental grip for her teeth. Bonnie went to the store to purchase the much needed item and received a kiss on the forehead from a very grateful lady. It was a small item by most standards but it meant everything to the one in need. We can not meet every need but we desire to help as much as we can each Tuesday night.
~Marc
