Friday: Ministering to others

After a great day at Oak Cliff, if I had to summarize the trip in one wword it would simply be . . . ministering.

As I arrived there on yesterday I was within moments of the food truck arriving, which of all days, today was the day that they “hit the jackpot.” As I was taking pictures of the volunteers taking food out the truck, I saw the enormous amounts of chicken, milk, eggs, flour, bread, and others that volunteers were taking in the pantry.

They considered it a jackpot because not every trip to the north Texas Food Bank is a win. Some days you get some things, some days you don’t, that’s the manner of the business. But for them to get thousands of pounds of chicken alone, along with others is what the director simply called a “blessing”

As they were bringing food in, I got the chance to interview the director, along with some of the workers, volunteers, and even clients. What truly amazed me was this Caucasian women’s ability to speak Spanish to these clients. The area, which has become predominately Hispanic, is full of non-English speaking residents, so for her to speak Spanish was something not only remarkable to me, but needed for that community.

Overall, I had another beneficial time covering yet another story, as I was honored to see some of those ministries in action, just like I had hoped for. Whether the clothing pantry, seeing parents being given milk for their children, to seeing kids being mentored by older adults, just made me experience beneficial in many ways. Who knows what next week has to offer . . . . stay tuned.