08/20/2026
(PLEASE READ UNTIL THE END )
I’m Just One Person, But I Serve a Mighty God
I need everyone to understand something from my heart: I am doing the very best I can.
Everywhere I look, I see people hurting. I see hunger, homelessness, struggling families, forgotten seniors, and children who need hope. My heart wants to answer every call, visit every neighborhood, feed every hungry person, and help everyone who reaches out, but I’m just one person.
Please give me a chance. Please be patient with me. I cannot return every call immediately, respond to every message, or be everywhere at once, it is not because I do not care. My heart has never stopped caring, and my hands have never stopped serving. I am simply one person carrying a vision that is much bigger than me.
God planted this mission inside me long before the titles, awards, cameras, and recognition. It began when I was eight years old, growing up in Altgeld Gardens on the South Side of Chicago. When I gathered vegetables in a pillowcase and helped feed neighborhood children who had little or nothing to eat, I did not realize that God was preparing me for my purpose.
From the projects to homeless shelters, from underneath bridges and expressways to Canal Street and the lakefront, God has sent me wherever His people are hurting. He has allowed me to serve homeless individuals, migrant families, seniors, children, and underserved communities throughout Chicago and beyond.
Through Taste For The Homeless, I have tried to give people more than a meal. I have tried to give them dignity, love, respect, compassion, clothing, resources, and the reminder that they are seen, valued, and loved.
I’m not a celebrity.
I’m not a millionaire.
I’m not perfect.
I am a servant, and that is my greatest honor.
But even servants get tired. Sometimes the mission is greater than the resources. Sometimes my heart says “yes” faster than my hands can complete the work. Sometimes people see the vision, but they do not see the sleepless nights, sacrifices, pressure, pain, prayers, and responsibility behind it.
So please be patient with me.
If something goes wrong, I will work as hard as I can to make it right. I will climb hills, cross valleys, and go over mountains for God’s people. I may become tired, but I will not quit. I may become overwhelmed, but I will not walk away. God gave me this vision. He gave me this purpose. He gave me this job to do, and I intend to remain faithful to the assignment.
Although I am just one person, I am never walking alone.
God goes before me. He stands beside me. He gives me strength when my body is tired, wisdom when my mind is overwhelmed, courage when the road becomes difficult, and provision when my hands appear empty.
I am asking for your grace, your patience, your prayers, and your support. It takes a village to care for a village. This mission was never supposed to be carried by one person alone. If God places it upon your heart, stand with me, not for recognition, but for His people.
This work is not about fame. It is about faith in action.
Because who are we as human beings if we ignore the suffering of others?
I may be just one person, but one person surrendered to God can start a movement. One person can serve one plate, restore one smile, encourage one heart, and help change one life at a time.
So I will keep serving.
I will keep loving.
I will keep fighting for God’s people.
And I will keep giving God all the glory.
I’m just one person, but I serve a mighty God. And with God, I am never alone.
Chef Dr. Michael G. Airhart
Founder & Executive Director, Taste For The Homeless
Servant of God, chosen to serve God’s people for life. ✝️
