God Provides the Opportunities

One night, our neighborhood group discussed doing a service project and we all went home to brainstorm and bring our ideas back to the group.  One of our group members was watching the morning news, just as many of us blindly do every day, but she did something that is rare.  She saw a need that God presented, and she decided to take action and get the rest of her group involved.

On the news she saw that St. Mary's Food Bank was in dire need of food. There was not much time to plan, as this need was immediate. Within a couple of weeks the plan was made, fliers were created, and the group members distributed over 2400 fliers throughout homes in the nearby subdivisions.

Then the day arrived to see God's blessings. On a Saturday morning, our neighborhood’s group members met to organize, prepare, and collect of food. The anticipation and excitement was palpable. Would our neighbors pull through? Would God bless us and the hungry in Phoenix with a successful collection? Or would our project be a flop? Well, happily I can report that our food drive was a success!!!  We collected nearly 3,000 pounds of food and water for St. Mary's Food Bank, and it was delivered by group members that afternoon.

We were able to make a difference not only by opening our eyes to the opportunities and using ourselves as servants of God but by involving our whole community!  What an impact we were all able to make! To celebrate, we posted another large sign at the entrance to our community with the total collected so we could all see the impact we were able to make.