04/14/2026
GRACE GIVING JOY
ANNOUNCEMENT! - PLEASE READ❤️
TO ALL MY FAITHFUL VOLUNTEERS AND TO ALL THE SPECIAL PEOPLE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE OVER THE YEARS, IT IS WITH MUCH SADNESS THAT I NEED TO INFORM YOU THAT AT THE END OF THE MONTH, WE WILL NO LONGER BE OPERATING THE PANTRY AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY! OUR LEASE IS UP AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND OUR LAST PANTRY WILL BE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND. WE WILL BE EXTEND OUR HOURS AND WILL BE OPEN 4 TO 8. I HOPE TO SEE YOU!
IF YOU KNOW ME, YOU KNOW MY LOVE LANGAUGE IS FEEDING PEOPLE! IT HAS BEEN MY PRIVILEDGE FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY DURING DIFFICULT TIMES. WE NEVER TURNED ANYONE AWAY, THEY ASKED FOR FOOD AND THEY GO IT! OVER THE YEARS OUR MISSION GREW TO SO MUCH MORE. WE NOT ONLY FED THE HUNGRY BUT FED MANY LONELY PEOPLE. THEY WERE HUNGRY FOR FELLOWSHIP AS WELL AS FOOD! WE HELPED IN FINDING HOMES, WE GAVE RIDES WHEN NEEDED, WE DELIVERED FOOD, WE PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF BAGS OF CLOTHING! KIND AND LOVING VOLUNTERS EVEN MOWED GRASS! CHRISTMAS TIME WAS A BIG DEAL FOR OUR SMALL PANTRY BUT WE ALWAYS ADOPTED FAMILIES TO PROVIDE GIFTS FOR THE CHILDREN. LAST YEAR WE HAD 85 CHILDREN WE
BLESSED WITH GIFTS.
WHEN I STARTED THIS MISSION, I WAS FOCUSED ON WHAT I COULD DO FOR MY COMMUNITY IN TIMES OF STRUGGLE. SOON, I REALIZED THAT I RECEIVED SO MORE THAN I EVER GAVE. IT WAS AMZING WITH THE LOVE OF GOD, WE LEARNED KINDNESS, COMPASION AND GENEROSITY. WE OFFERED RESPECT AND RECEIVED RESPECT BACK.
I HAVE HELPED PEOPLE LIVNG IN TEXTS, BROKENDOWN TRAILER, HOMES WITH NO HEAT OR RUNNING WATER. THROUGH HELPING THESE PEOPE, YOU LEARN HUMILITY, GRACE, TO BE TRUELY GRATEFUL AND LEAVE JUDGEMENT BEHIND.
I HAVE SO MANY TESTIMONIES FROM MY VOLUNTEERS AND MY GUEST, I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE. A FEW! THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO SAT IN HER CAR AND CRIED BECAUSE SHE WAS EMBARESSED TO ASK FOR FOOD, SHE FELT SHAME. NOW SHE FEELS LOVED! WE HUG AND PRAY TOGETHER, SHE NOW SMILES WHEN SHE COMES IN. ANOTHER ONE, A VOLUNTEER WHO HAS BEEN DEALT WITH SOME HARD STUFF. SHE IS SO FAITHFUL, SHE TELLS ME ALL THE TIME, "REMEMBER GOD HOLDS YOUR HAND EVERYDAY! THE FRIEND WHO TRULY HAS SO VERY VERY LITTLE! SHE DOES NOT COMPLAIN AND IS SO GRATEFUL!
CLOSING THE PANTRY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST THING THAT I HAVE DONE. I BELIEVE IN LISTENING AND TRUSTING GOD. HIS PLANS ARE GOOD! DUE TO SOME HEALTH ISSUES, I HEAR HIS MESSAGE TO SLOW DOWN. THIS NEXT SEASON WILL LOOK DIFFERENT BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME. I WILL KEEP THE FACEBOOK UP SO YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND ME A MESSAGE. I WILL SOON POST LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES IN THE AREA.
IN CLOSING, JUST LET ME SAY! I HAVE RECEIVED SO MUCH MORE THAN I GAVE! I GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY FOR THE BLESSINGS OUR LITTLE FOOD PANTRY HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE. I DID NOT DO THIS ALONE, SO MANY FAITHFUL VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS WITH BEAUTIFUL HEARTS, YOU MADE THIS HAPPEN!
I WILL MISS YOU ALL! I WILL BE PRAYING FOR ALL THOSE THAT WE SERVED AS WELL AS ALL THE SERVERS. MY HEART IS FULL AND I AM A MUCH BETTER PERSON FOR KNOWING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!
WITH MUCH LOVE AND APPRECIATION!
JOYCE
THIS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE BIBLE!
"LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," THERE IS NO GREATER COMMANDMT!
MARK 12:31
ROMANS 13:10
MATTHEW 22:39
JAMES 2:8
GALATHIANS 5:14
