Kids Against Hunger - Food Packing Day
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A total of 26,500 meals were packed in 5 hours and they raised $2500 more than was needed to fund the whole event!
Blessings Reversed
My first official experience with “Unleash” turned out to be quite unexpected. The Calvary Church staff signed up to serve the Saturday noon meal with Loaves & Fishes at the Muscatine Center for Social Action. We cooked, served the meal, washed dishes, and most importantly – we interacted with the people in need as they waited for a hot meal on a cold Saturday afternoon.
As I finished washing the last of the dirty dishes, an elderly lady came up to me and asked if we were from a church. I said we were from Calvary Church. She immediately reached in her pocket and pulled out $3. She gave it to me and asked if I would give this to the church. I assured her that was not necessary, but she insisted and commented, “God and I know what we are doing.” I graciously thanked her and put her $3 in my pocket.
I closely guarded her $3 for the remainder of the day until I could put it in the offering plate during the Saturday evening service.
My experience that day turned out to be a blessing to me. I saw this little lady give out of her poverty because she was grateful for the meal. It was a blessing that I did not expect to receive.
So…give “Unleash” a try. You never know how the blessings will be poured out.
Gale Schmidt
Calvary Church Staff
A Baby Shower
Sometimes an opportunity to help someone just falls into your lap. Our Thursday morning Mom’s Bible Study had only been meeting for two weeks when a call came in to church requesting help. A young, expectant mom was due in two weeks, and did not have the resources or family support she needed to provide for her baby. She needed stuff. And she needed our prayers.
A week later, we arrived at Bible Study carrying these:
Doing an informal and quick survey with other moms, I found out that most women have 2 to 3 showers when they are expecting, and we wanted to give something similar to this mom. We wanted it to have a real shower feel, so we brought everything wrapped. We also gathered up a car seat, a bassinet and a bouncy seat. We prayed over all of the gifts, and then sent them off.
We may never meet this mom, and we don’t even know her name. But I hope she feels our prayers, and God’s presence with her, as she becomes a new mom, and brings this little miracle into the world.
-anonymous
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