1) The food ministry provided assistance to over 1,300 families totaling more than 5,500 people in 2010 by giving out boxes of canned goods, dry goods, meat, and produce. 2) At Thanksgiving and Christmas, the ministry helped over 2,000 families including distributing turkeys, hams, chickens, and bags of corn to 14 small churches. 3) Over 2.7 million pounds of food was rescued and delivered to over 120 non-profits in Palm Beach County using two refrigerated trucks that made over 3,000 pickups and deliveries.

1. Food Ministry 2010 Review Thanks For Helping Us Help So Many People

2. “ For I was hungry, and you gave me meat, I was thirsty, and you gave me drink….” MATT 25:35

3. Our list of monthly food recipients grew to more than 1,300 families and more than 5,500 people.

4. About 50 Village Baptist families received assistance including some who are disabled and homebound.

5. Families got a box of canned and dry items such as rice, beans, cereal, soup, pasta and canned veggies.

6. “ Turn both of your pockets and your hearts inside out and give generously to the poor…” LUKE 11:41

7. Often we also gave these needy families chickens, pork patties, bread, potatoes, lettuce, melons and other produce.

8. About 150 families a month saved 50% on meat and produce by buying through the Share food cooperative.

9. Brandon Lewis and the youth often helped by packing bags and boxes of food and delivering to elderly shut-ins.

10. At Thanksgiving and Christmas we helped 2,000+ families, including 14 small Hispanic, Haitian and African-American churches we adopted .

11. “ I will abundantly supply what she needs, I will give her poor all the food they need.” Psalms 132:15

12. Depending on the size of the family, we gave out chickens, roasts, hams and turkeys. Thanks Mike Scott and Ice Cream Club for the loan of a refrigerated truck.

13. And, every family got a big bag of fresh corn that was gleaned from a local farm.

14. Our toys came very late, but we were able to help all the children in the small ethnic churches .

15. Once again the sanctuary was filled with gift bags for many children that otherwise would have gotten nothing.

16. Gwen Hicks sewed and stuffed hundreds of animal toys for needy children – like she has done for years.

18. There are two 26-foot refrigerated trucks with four drivers and they make more than 3,000 pickups and deliveries a year.

19. “ The one who gives to the poor will not lack…” Pro 28:27

20. More than 720,000 lbs. of local produce was donated or gleaned instead of being plowed under or taken to the landfill.

21. For the first time, we had 3 gleanings all in the same day – including our first potato gleaning.

22. Most rescued produce came directly from farmers, Farm Share and produce houses, and we get truckloads.

23. Our trucks and staff delivered free food to more than 20 agencies in Belle Glade and Pahokee, including dropoffs for the Share food cooperative .

24. This past fiscal year we picked up and delivered more than 300,000 pounds of frozen meat donated by 12 Publix stores to six soup kitchens and homeless shelters.

25. “ A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.” Proverbs 22:9

26. We collected almost 44,000 lbs. of prepared but unused food from places such as the Breakers Hotel and Convention Center.

27. We now pick up leftover sandwiches, pastries and coffee beans from Starbucks shops three times a week.

28. Jacquie and I thank you for all your support! Hundreds have come to know Christ via the food ministry…and your prayers

29. “… Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it to me.” MATT 25:40