Filling the Void - Florida

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Filling the Void - Florida

Every person has two types of hunger…
physical and spiritual. At Filling The Void, that’s why We Feed. The Soul. Our mission is to lift up the homeless and needy.

Every person has two types of hunger…physical and spiritual. The people we serve are hungry alright, but they’re also desperate for something deeper – hope. They’ve told us so. We take a two-fold approach to help the “whole” person, feeding them physically with high-quality sack lunches and ministering to their spiritual needs, as well. We serve Arby’s roast beef and Chick-Fil-A sandwiches while s

haring Bible verses and offering to pray with folks, too. The goal is to foster lasting life-change and to see them go from meals to miracles. Since 2003, we’ve served more than 400,000 meals. Recently, we served 51,224 meals in 2024, which is our new high in a calendar year. We serve people where we find them – shaking their hands, learning their names, and pointing them to other agencies where they can get additional support. About 1/3 of those we serve are homeless. Another 1/3 live in shelters or temporary housing. The other 1/3 are simply just trying to get by and keep up with the bills. In a nutshell, we’re mobile, mission-minded, and motivated by Matthew 9:36 where “Jesus saw the crowds and was moved with compassion.”

05/09/2026

150 lunches, dozens prayed for, God glorified.

05/05/2026

Tonight's bag prep gang!

05/04/2026

The Making Heaven Crowded Team didn't let the rain dampen their ability to share the love of Christ on Saturday. They powered through and made meaningful connections through service that opens with providing a meal to those who often don't know when their next one will be.

Here are some notes from their day of serving with Filling the Void:

Henry: His birthday was on Saturday. He is grateful for the things that we all overlook. He praises God for waking him up and being able to live another day. It was amazing to see him faithfully walking in obedience even in the valleys of life.

Nate: He has been praying for lust not to take over his life, and is seeing breakthroughs with that. We stood with him in prayer.

Nicholas and Kevin: We shared testimony and had a great conversation about Jesus with them in Burger King. Nicholas is following his own God but was interested in what we had to say about the Good news of Jesus Christ. Kevin got baptized a while ago and is following Jesus. We are praying for him to be a light in his brother Nicholas’s life.

Vanessa: Was open to deep conversation and felt that God was doing a work in her heart through a volunteer.

Shout out to this amazing 100% student-led team!!!

04/11/2026

We served over 100 people today at the Salvation Army Red Shield Center. There was one gentleman who said his the favorite part of his lunch was reading the devotional that we put in the bag. In fact, he liked it so much we saw him rummaging through the trash looking for other devotionals that had already been thrown away. He took them back to his chair and began reading them one by one.

Another gentleman approached one of the volunteers after we finished serving to tell us that the devotion was the favorite part of his day, and that he really needed it. This is a stark reminder that serving lunch is only part of the mission.

04/07/2026

Tampa bag prep gang!

04/05/2026

Yesterday, our student-led Filling the Void team — Making Heaven Crowded — had an incredible day of outreach and service in downtown Tampa. Here are a few of the stories they shared:

Alex — We met a man from Ukraine who initially wanted nothing to do with Jesus and said he had his own personal god. After we prayed for him, he ran after us saying, “I want to learn more about your God.” God clearly moved in his heart — praise God!

Rex — We talked about fully committing to Jesus and not living on the fence. He expressed a desire to dedicate his life to Christ and seemed genuinely interested in having a real relationship with God.

Nathan — He shared that he’s struggling with lust and asked for prayer. He wants freedom and deliverance, and we encouraged him to run from temptation rather than fight it alone.

Jennifer — She had never heard the gospel explained the way we shared it. She expressed a desire to pursue a relationship with Jesus and seemed genuinely hungry to learn more.

Michelle — Her boyfriend passed away on the street just a couple of weeks ago. She had been angry with God, but we walked through the story of Job with her and talked about praising God in both the highs and the lows. She chose to forgive, and now she’s longing for a deeper relationship with Him.

God is moving. Lives are being touched. Seeds are being planted.

So proud of this team for boldly stepping out and sharing the love of Jesus. 🙌

04/02/2026

This Saturday, the team served 250 lunches, Prayed for about 60. With one decision for Christ and one physical healing!

03/14/2026

For the first time, the Tampa crew had two outreaches at the same time! Our regular Salvation Army/street canvassing with 150 lunches, and a micro canvassing outreach of 40 lunches.

Go God!

03/12/2026

We LOVE partnering with the USF Chi Alpha student ministry! Today they served up 200 lunches and bunch of prayer near campus.

03/10/2026

Tuesday night bag prep gang! 400 lunches ready for this week!

03/01/2026

Hearing the origin story of Filling The Void never gets old!

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