Trip to the CAP Agency

We delivered 356 lbs of food to the CAP Agency this morning in our newly converted portable food pantry trailer. 60 pounds of this was fresh produce out of our community garden and the remainder was from a national night out neighborhood event and a house concert focused on hunger awareness and action.

356 pounds of food sounds like a whole lot of food until you realize that the CAP Agency processes nearly 75,000 pounds of food every month for families in Scott County. 75,000 pounds of food, through one agency, in one (booming and wealthy) suburban Mpls/St. Paul county. Wow. As I sit here at Caribou sipping an ice tea, I could easily become discouraged (or guilt ridden) because our (or my) impact on what is such an important issue for Christ would seem to be rather insignificant in the larger scope of things.

But for the families that will receive the 356 pounds of food collected and grown by the people of River of Joy it will be very significant. They will get to eat. Something we take for granted most every day. Maybe that is why Christ tells us to simply feed people and reminds us that even as we do so, we will always have people in need among us.

And for the families who have partnered together to collect and grow this food the impact is significant as well. They will be spiritually fed. Another thing that we take for granted most every day. Maybe that is why Christ tells us to simply feed people and reminds us that even as we do so, we will always have people in need among us.

Families, feeding other families.

People, loving other people.

Children, growing because they are fed.

Children, growing because they are feeding others.

Because Jesus says it should be so.

And people have dared to believe it.

And act.

Thanks be to God.