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The Food Ministry here at CSM exceeded our expectations last year. We were blessed to receive more than one million pounds of food and other products through individuals, vendors, churches, schools, civic groups, and the list goes on and on. We trust that God has a purpose for every item that comes into our warehouse. We often received resources with which we had no idea what we would do… but God did! During 2016, we experienced some of the worst weather in recent history. Tornadoes and hurricanes struck many of our neighboring states. Through the array of CSM resources, we were able to send out full truck-loads of food and other relief items to those in need. Through the generosity and hard work of many people, we saw God restore hope to those who felt they had no hope.
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Rhonda Marshall
CSM Resource Director |
Aside from our very busy Compassion Food Box ministry, we provided snacks to after-school programs, summer camps and Christmas parties for children here in our city. Several community events and projects were recipients of the resources we had during the year. Many of our ministry and non-profit partners provided meals to thousands of families they serve on a monthly basis from the food they received from CSM. Our gardens gave us an opportunity to share fresh produce to several of our senior citizen facilities. We also provided monthly resources to some of our local Veterans. During the holidays, we provided more than 3,500 struggling families with food for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
This is just a snapshot of what God did through CSM, connecting our resources with those in need in 2016. Proverbs 19:17 says:
“He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and HE will reward him for what he has done.” We can’t thank our supporters enough for all they did to help us meet so many food ministry needs during this past year. We can’t wait to see what God has in store for 2017.
