Last Thursday our school had the privilege of working with another ministry on the island that dedicates every Thursday to feeding 600-700 homeless people that live in Honolulu. It's titled "Feeding the Hungry" but they do so much more than that. They also clothe them and provide an atmosphere of trust and respect where people can talk about their lives. Dozens upon dozens of bags of clothing were given away, and two truck loads of food were brought in. Over a matter of 5 hours we had given everything away. The food brought in was not just a ridiculous amount of non-perishable cans, there were mountains of fruit, milk, yogurt, bread, desserts, literally anything you could possibly find in a grocery store. The clothes given away did not have holes or stains, but there were items for all shapes and sizes. I realized in working with this ministry that trust and respect were not only given to these people through our words and conversations, but also in the food and clothing that we gave away- we gave them our best.
Some of the team unloading the first truck load of food
Prayer for some new friends
Working at the clothing table!
As this becomes the month of Thanksgiving for all my Canadian friends and family, and in the following month it will be Thanksgiving for Americans, I just want to encourage everyone to serve the homeless and hurting in their community. It honestly is such a blessing to be able to serve someone, or even a group of people who might not have the means to help themselves this time of year. For the next three months my team and I will be doing this every Thursday, this isn't a ministry that we've personally started, we chose to find something that was already happening in the community and lend a helping hand. So my prayer for everyone reading this would be to find something happening around you, to join in and serve people that aren't currently able to help themselves.
Much love,
The Hendrixs
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