Groceries for Families: Week 7 - Day 2

Today was just a great day…pretty normal…but great.  The weather was lovely…can you say shorts & t-shirts!  It was very busy, with 165 families invited (we always overbook).  But it was smooth and fun and just feels like exactly what we all should be doing.  Thank you!!!

Crossroads Bible Church

Westminister Chapel Delivery

Today’s groceries were delivered by Crossroads Bible, Cornerstone, Creekside Covenant, Westminster Chapel, and Bellevue Presbyterian churches. 

A total of 153 orders were delivered and all of them went out to families today.  The leftover orders from yesterday went out as deliveries today at 9:00am, on schedule. 

I just love it when all the food goes out and the refrigerators are empty here.  I’d much rather food be in the home of families than sitting here.

Laundry detergent and All-Purpose Cleaner were offered to all families today and all said yes!  It is wonderful to see the joy in the faces when laundry detergent is provided.  See the attached picture of the hygiene area today.  You can see everything that is offered.  Thank you to all of you who have stocked the pantry.

A fun story:  There is a family who is donating 50-100 pounds of flour each week, feeling it is their ministry to provide flour to those in need.  They buy it from Cairnspring Mills in Skagit County, driving to pick it up on Friday and delivering it to Jubilee on Tuesday.  It’s a great story.  If you need flour, take a look at that company.

Tomorrow will be the first day of Mother’s Day gifts.  Chocolate is ready to go.  Grocery shoppers will hopefully be including flowers and cards.  It will be so fun to honor mothers over the next three days.

I wish I could express to you how incredible it feels to be involved in this program/ministry.  I hope you feel it too.  I just love it.  It feels so right from all angles.  The thanks and gratitude shared by families is very real and heartfelt.  This work matters and is making a difference in the lives of real people.  Thank you!!!

If you haven’t had a tour yet of this operation, you are invited to come see me here.  Come between 7am-9am for a full tour.  Come at 12:30pm to see the operation in motion.

Blessings to you all,

Ken Carpenter
Service Coordinator, Jubilee REACH