I hate asking for things; for anything. Maybe it's a product of my own pride, but for some reason I have always refused to ask favors of others; except for the occasional request of those closest to me. However, a time has come that I need to get out of my own way, so I can be honest and open. There are a few needs that need to be met in order to maintain our little outreach; especially if we want to grow and make a bigger impact in our community. So with that, I am going to use this outlet to ask.
We are serving at minimum 150 hotdogs a week. We use good quality hotdogs, Oscar Meyer all beef, which is the standard that we want to keep. I wouldn’t feed anybody in my home anything less. Also, we go through about 80 individual bags of chips a week and about 5 gallons of tea. I had added fresh fruit and veggies to the mix for a while, and would like to begin to do that again. It takes a minimum of five volunteers to operate each week. Unfortunately that doesn’t leave anyone to talk and develop relationships with folks if we only have five people manning the food and drinks.
With all things considered it starts to be a hefty financial burden to carry. Our group is nearly 100% self-funded, and we love that, but we leave every week without feeding some folks simply because the resources are not there. We do have a couple generous people who have given to us, and right when we needed it as well, but we are hoping to be able to expand and need more consistency. Whether in monetary contributions or in the form hotdogs, buns, chips, veggies, or fruit, your help is greatly appreciated.
Just as important as food and fiscal capability is man power. We want to be able to develop relationships out on the street. Through forging real friendships we can help in creating a connection with those that have plenty and the needy people of our city. I am also a believer that true evangelization happens through friendship. Jesus spent time with drug addicts, the prostitutes, the tax collectors and the sick. He broke bread with them and sat in communion with the least of these. In order to do that, we need enough volunteers of the same heart and mind to come out with us. If you want to talk with folks, please come on out with us! If you would rather serve food than talk, we would love to have your help as well!
As I said before, I hate asking for things; but this has been on my heart since my last posting. My name is Brant Graves, and like our page on facebook @ God N' Dogs
We appreciate you,
Brant.
