Delivering Turkey + Lots of Love to Hungry Families
One of my favorite things about Greenhouse Project is the stories and connections that are made with the neighbors we serve.
The buzz at our headquarters each Tuesday is palpable when about 50 people gather to receive free food from compassionate volunteers at our food outreach. Today it’s my honor to brag on a few special people who make this a meaningful time of connection.
Meet Jack and his wife Carlene. They are faithful believers in their 80s who serve with us almost every Tuesday to give out food. When they first contacted me, Jack described parting ways with another organization they served with after being asked not to share about Jesus or pray for people. (Organizations who receive government assistance with finances or supplies must agree to stop all religious practices.)
So I told Jack that we’d love to have them, but only with three conditions:
Share about Jesus Christ
Pray with people
Hand out as many Bibles as possible
The very first day he volunteered, Jack shared Jesus with a young African man who came for food—and left knowing the Savior of the World. Yup, it’s true! That young man gave his life to Jesus that day because of Jack’s unwavering boldness to share the gospel with all.
Then there’s Trey, a local 40-ish man on our block. I met him right after he was released from prison. He spent most of his time on a front stoop alone, people watching. One day we invited Trey to help box up food for neighbors and he was happy to jump in. He now hangs almost every Tuesday since. We’ve had Trey for dinner and he’s been to our church. Although he still drinks, gets high, and hangs with the wrong people, Trey is super likable. Many know him by his trademark 3-wheel bike with an extra seat that carries donated food back to his home.
We continue to love him and believe God that Trey will get saved.
Those are just three of 50 ‘regulars’ at our main food outreach location—we have four locations around Chester city. Think of how many people are impacted by our growing food outreach. It’s easily in the hundreds!