FCC Project Reach October Appalacia Mission Re-Cap

This was a trip filled with provision! During the weeks leading up to our departure, many people stepped up to deliver clothing. By the day we left, we had so many bags of clothing that we almost could not take them all. One of our church members donated probably around two thousand lbs. of construction supplies (such as ceiling fans, electrical items, plywood, tile, hardwood flooring, a shop vac, etc. And we received what had to be several thousand lbs. of food/diapers/etc. from one of our Project Reach partners (Golden Corner Food Pantry.) All in all, we probably had about 5000 lbs. of items to bring to donate to the ministries we work with in Kentucky, and even a few we don’t work directly with.  

As you can see in the pics, our trailers were LOADED down! Neither trailer could have handled much more; and my poor old GMC Jimmy had all it could handle before the suspension would squat so low that the trailer chains were dragging! What a blessing. Look at all that stuff! Thank God for Will Black and his big old F150 4x4 which pulled the FCC trailer no problem. 

After coming down Black Mountain,

Golden Corner Food Pantry Reach Day - October 8th Re-Cap

Our family Project Reach day at the pantry was a wonderful time! We had about 40 people on the team ranging from a few years old, on up through people in their 70’s.  For two hours we boxed hundreds of boxes of food and meats for the families in need that receive help from this ministry.  What an incredible time of fellowship and getting it done!

Some team members taught their children how to box food as they slid the boxes
down the rolling shelf system. It was so cute to see the parents sliding their children along sitting on the rolling shelf, with the young ones grabbing a can of vegetables or fruit and dropping them in the box.

We re-organized the large walk-in freezer, so that it could accommodate all of the boxes of meat that we had prepared. Golden Corner is blessed in the fact that they do have access to some great cuts of meat. Ya never know what is available, but I have seen steaks and chicken that made my mouth water!  I always joke that we need to put a gas grill outside the door for those cuts of meat that might just "happen" to fall out of the package.

The pantry director Richard Kulper was a bit surprised by our large turnout, and the fact that we not only accomplished everything needed, but also re-stocked the pantry shelves for the next workers to come during the week and cleaned up our mess when we were done! Our team came in like a whirlwind J

Thank God for the work that Golden Corner Food Pantry is doing in Oconee County. As we began to wrap up the day by cleaning up, we gathered in the parking lot in a big circle to pray, and ask God to bless this ministry as they now serve over 1200 qualified families in our area.

Our next serve day will be on Tuesday, November 15^thfrom 1-3pm. We need 6-8 people for this one. If you would like to Reach with us, please call the church office at 864-888-8008, or go to our website and click on the "get involved/find mor info" button at the bottom of the page here:
http://www.foothillscc.org/projectreach/

Reach Night at Home with a Heart Re-Cap

A Reach Team of 9-10 people headed out to spend some time with the men at the Home with a Heart Addiction Rehabilitation ministry last Tuesday. It was a great time of fellowship as we grilled up some tasty hot dogs, hamburgers, and chili on the outdoor brick grill. The grill hadn't been used in quite a while, and many of the men said they were so blessed to have a meal off that grill. They said it just tasted better!

Each of our team members had some good conversation with men in the program. After grilling out, we hung out in the cafeteria and ate with them, and just got to know some of them and their stories a little. Several of the men shared with me that they had come to faith in Christ within the last few weeks in meetings at Home with a Heart! Praise God! The Lord is truly using this ministry in a big way. As we finished eating, the men were preparing to head to their evening NA meeting. Each one I talked to had hope of freedom from addiction, and had clearly been influenced for Christ by the Director Alex Richey, staff, and volunteers of HWAH. This was the first of many Reach Teams we will be sending out. If you or your family has experience in addiction in any way, this is a great place to allow God to use you to share your experience, and love on others struggling with addiction in the name of Jesus.

You can sign up by going to http://www.foothillscc.org/projectreach/ and clicking on the "Get Involved, Tell Me More" button at the bottom of the page with the big ? on it.