We were excited to return to Huron for another drought emergency food relief distribution on Thursday, August 20. That was our favorite element of our Crazy Love Tour, even though it was the hardest working day of the trip! We loved being able to personally interact with the people we were serving. Their smiles of gratitude and relief on their faces as they received food made the hard work worth it!
When Fresno's Community Food Bank heard that we were considering volunteering again, they called us to ask if we'd return this week to serve in Huron again. We were excited to find ourselves heading back to Huron one more time for this encore Crazy Love service project!
Although the temperatures soared into the 100s, we enjoyed working hard to make a difference. In fact, some of us even enjoyed it more this time than last time! We were also encouraged by the fact that other teenagers and adults joined us this time who didn't come on the Tour, having been inspired by the youth's testimonies. After serving both shifts and cleaning up the distribution site, we started the 2 1/2 hour drive back home. It was an awesome day!
Want to volunteer at a food distribution in Fresno County?
Visit www.handsoncentralcal.org/FoodBank.html.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Crazy Love Tour Finishes!
What a whirlwind of a week! We just finished our Crazy Love Tour, our seven-day "serve-a-thon" to provide meals and medical supplies to the poor. Never before have we had so much fun working so hard! While we knew that what we were about to accomplish would be significant, we had no idea just how much FUN we would have! By the end of the trip, many of us had come to the conclusion that this was the best week of our lives!
One of the high school students on this Tour, Matt, summed it up this way: "This Tour made me realize how much more we can do to help others. Just look at what 23 of us could do in just a week. Because of God, the results were tremendous! That's what the heart of this Tour is about, showing God's love to others."
Here are the results:
Day 1: Worked with Ag Against Hunger harvesting 7,200 lbs of celery in the fields for CA food banks
Day 2: Renovated the facilities at Giving Children Hope, which included mopping & buffing the floors, sorting and folding 6 giant bins of clothing donations, washing the outside walls, painting the floors & hallways, and cleaning their mobile medical unit inside & out for its debut in LA's RAM event in the Forum
Day 3: Volunteered at Children's Hunger Fund by gift-wrapping 615 grooming kits to be used for compassion ministries in the developing world & packaging 3 tons of beans for shipment.
Day 4: Partnered with Fresno's Community Food Bank to distribute drought emergency food relief to the people of Huron. We distributed two-weeks worth of food to feed 2,363 people!
Day 5: Provided a community BBQ for the residents of Mendota. 625 meals were served (consisting of carne asada, rice, beans, tortillas, dessert & a drink).
Day 6: Conducted a one-day, city-wide Food 4others Drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. By partnering with the Church of God of San Jose, Antelope Road Christian Fellowship young adult and youth group, Burmese Christian Community youth group, Westgate Church middle school youth group, and Oak Grove Church youth group, we collected 13,342 lbs of food in one day!
Day 7: Sorted & packed 20 full boxes of medical supplies at MedShare International. These items will be made available to free clinics throughout northern CA & shipped to hospitals in the developing world.
And the best part... A group of 23 lives were changed by living 4 others!
One of the high school students on this Tour, Matt, summed it up this way: "This Tour made me realize how much more we can do to help others. Just look at what 23 of us could do in just a week. Because of God, the results were tremendous! That's what the heart of this Tour is about, showing God's love to others."
Here are the results:
Day 1: Worked with Ag Against Hunger harvesting 7,200 lbs of celery in the fields for CA food banks
Day 2: Renovated the facilities at Giving Children Hope, which included mopping & buffing the floors, sorting and folding 6 giant bins of clothing donations, washing the outside walls, painting the floors & hallways, and cleaning their mobile medical unit inside & out for its debut in LA's RAM event in the Forum
Day 3: Volunteered at Children's Hunger Fund by gift-wrapping 615 grooming kits to be used for compassion ministries in the developing world & packaging 3 tons of beans for shipment.
Day 4: Partnered with Fresno's Community Food Bank to distribute drought emergency food relief to the people of Huron. We distributed two-weeks worth of food to feed 2,363 people!
Day 5: Provided a community BBQ for the residents of Mendota. 625 meals were served (consisting of carne asada, rice, beans, tortillas, dessert & a drink).
Day 6: Conducted a one-day, city-wide Food 4others Drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. By partnering with the Church of God of San Jose, Antelope Road Christian Fellowship young adult and youth group, Burmese Christian Community youth group, Westgate Church middle school youth group, and Oak Grove Church youth group, we collected 13,342 lbs of food in one day!
Day 7: Sorted & packed 20 full boxes of medical supplies at MedShare International. These items will be made available to free clinics throughout northern CA & shipped to hospitals in the developing world.
And the best part... A group of 23 lives were changed by living 4 others!
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