The KKTJJ group went to the Food Bank of the Rockies today to distribute food that another group from our church had processed and packaged from the day before. It was hard physical labor. Kayla and Kyra worked with Rudy, a Presbyterian middle school teacher from Sacramento. Tarra, Jacob and I teamed up to form another group. We received orders from several local agencies, food banks and churches who serve the thousands in Denver who do not enjoy the abundance that we have. This was hard, physical labor which entailed the lifting of 50 pound bags of potatoes and large bulk boxes of food. It will end up on the plates of our fellow human beings who know want and hunger. What a humbling experience this is...
The motto of the organization we are working for (The DOOR of Denver) is "See the face of God in the city." Our last "customer" of the day was a pastor from west Denver who said he would be giving food to 150 families in his community. As we pushed his pallets of food out to the pick-up area we noticed his own hands were mangled from some long-ago injury and he was about to try to load his little vehicle with the mountain of food by himself. We decided to stay on and help him with his cargo. The needs are seemingly endless, but you help where and when you can.
Yes. We see the face of God here and we are touched to the very core of our spirits. How will this experience shape us for ministry when we return home?
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