Chaos to Calm: Our Move to Madison Avenue

During the holiday season it is our busiest time of the year. Gathering groceries for our Turkey Drive Thru from all our many sponsors, staging, packing and distribution. Throw in a Christmas fundraiser, finding sponsors for our Christmas families, setting up the Santa Shop at Hornet Park and Christmas distribution to 249 families. We had so many balls in the air it was crazy.

In the middle of all that activity, we had found a possible 10,000 square foot new home for the ministry. Negotiations for the new space was a God thing for sure. We prayed for God to send an army of laborers to get the building ready for us to move and open on January 9th, 2025. There was a lot of painting, wiring and cleanup to be ready for our clients to get to return to the client choice model of shopping for the pantry. Every day there was more progress made. It was miraculous how everyone pulled together to get ready.

On December 26th, we started to move 21 years of accumulation at our Beech Grove location. Tearing down racks, filling pallets of products, so many things to be moved. We didn't count on someone stealing our white box truck in the midst of it all. We got enough moved to open on January 9th. Our first Thursday night, we served 70 families. Things continue to get organized to run smoothly. Thank you, Jesus.

One beautiful thing that came out of setting up the Santa Shop for last Christmas families. Our painter Greg was telling us about a mission trip he had coming up to paint a clinic in Uganda for pregnant moms. We were blessed with a lot of black Barbie dolls this year. Greg took as many as he needed to give to the little girls of Uganda. I don't know if you believe in God wink moments but without God's hand being on this whole project, we would have missed blessing so many, even half way around the world.

Being the hands and feet of Jesus is truly priceless. Come join us to touch lives in our new location. Let God turn your chaos to calm just step out in faith and be blessed.