November 2010 Archives

From Not Enough to Enough

Published on November 08, 2010 by Melody Perkins, Shelter Team Leader

There is a story in the Bible that many are familiar with about manna. Manna was the bread that God gave to his people when they were unable to grow or get food any other way. He gave them, along with the manna, very specific directions about how to use it, and what to expect: gather as much as they needed for each day, but not too much. With the food, he was teaching them, and through them and His Word, us, to trust him for their daily needs.

A couple of weeks ago, the shelter calendar seemed like it had MANY open spots, especially for Overnight Volunteers, and we were only 3.5 weeks from the date we wanted to open. There were also an unusually large number of meals not yet signed up for, which puzzled us. Were we anxious and trying to make things happen in our own power, like the Israelites did when they tried to gather more manna than they needed? (That extra manna they tried to keep spoiled, by the way.) I'll leave the answer to that question out for now.

As of today, we have 14 overnight spots open which need volunteers and all the holidays are covered. A lot more meals are in the pipeline. Thanks, God!

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