My City Church Creates Meal Kits for Families

My City Church Creates Meal Kits for Families

OF KIDS ......STILL AWAY FROMSCHOOL ...ONE LOCALCHURCH ISSTEPPING UP TOHELP PARENTS .....WITH FOODSYDNEY GRAY HASTHE STORY ANDWHAT THEY'REDOING TO HELP"I THINK IF THECHURCH AND OURCHURCH CAN BE ALOUD VOICE IN THEDARKNESS RIGHTNOW SAYINGTHERE'S HOPE ONTHE OTHER SIDE OFTHIS AND IF HOPELOOKS LIKE A MEAL..LET IT LOOK LIKE AMEAL."MY CITY CHURCHLAUNCHED ITSFOOD SUPPORTPROGRAMSATURDAY ...MEETING THE NEEDSOF AREA FAMILIESDURING THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC."THE NEED THAT WESAW WAS KIDS THATARE NORMALLY INSCHOOL THAT ARERECEIVING MEALSAREN'T ABLE TORIGHT NOW AND SOMANY KIDS THATJUST NEED GREATFOOD DURING THISSEASON TO HELPMOM AND DADOUT."VOLUNTEERSCREATED MEAL KITSAND MADEDELIVERIES TOPEOPLE WHOCOULDN'T PICKTHEM UP.ABOUT 200 MEALSWERE DONATEDSATURDAY."THE BIG TAKEAWAY FOR ME ISTHAT, THIS IS AMOMENTARYSEASON--THATTHERE'S MOREAFTER THIS, ANDTHE WAY THAT THEWAY WE GETTHROUGHANYTHING IN LIFE ISWITH PEOPLE, THATYOU'RE NEVERALONE."AN OVERWHELMINGNUMBER OF PEOPLEWANTED TO HELP ...BUT THE CHURCHCOULD ONLY TAKELIMITED AMOUNTOF VOLUNTEERS,DUE TO PUBLICGATHERINGRESTRICITIONS."EVEY SINGLE BAGWAS PACKED WITHUS ALL WEARINGGLOVES ...AND IF I SAWSOMEONETOUCHING THEIRFACE--I SAID HEYPLEASE DON'T BEOFFENDED--I'MGONNA NEED YOUTO GO ...TAKE THOSE GLOVESOFF GET A NEW PAIROF GLOVES ON, GOWASH YOUR HANDSCOME BACK ..."WORSHIP SERVICEHAS ALSO CHANGED....SERVICE IS NOWSTREAMED ONLINE."RIGHT NOW WE'REIN A SEASON WHERETHE CHURCH ISPEOPLE AND THEPEOPLE ARE STILLABLE TO GATHERBECAUSE OFTECHNOLOGY, BUTTHE CHURCHDOESN'T STOPBEING THE CHURCHJUST BECAUSE WE'RENOT IN FOUR WALLSBUT WE'RE STILLGOING OUT IN THECOMMUNITY--MEETING NEEDSAND TRYING TO DOWHATEVER WE CANTO BRING HOPEWHEREVER PEOPLEARE."...AND DESPITE ALLTHE CHANGES THATHAVE OCCUREDOVER THE PAST FEWWEEKS...CHURCH LEADERSSAYS ONE THINGREMAINS THE SAME.."WE'RE A CITY THATRALLIES AROUNDEACH OTHER ...WE REALLY DOBELIEVE IN TAKINGCARE OF OURNEIGHBORS."IN OMAHA SYDNEYGRAY 3 NEWS NOW.THE CHURCH SAYSTHEY'LL PROVIDEMEALS ON AWEEKLY BASIS ANDHOPE TO REACHEVEN MOREPEOPLE IN NEED ---YOU CAN FINDMORE INFO ABOUTHOW TO RECEIVEA MEAL KIT ON OURWEBSITE, 3 NEWSNOW DOT COM.