Ongoing Ministry of the Red Deer Soup Kitchen

Dory Quines making tuna sandwiches. Evelyn Vasquez packaging sandwiches. Brad Boehner and Daniel Mbewa buttering bread.

The days are getting shorter, and our line-ups for food packages at the door are getting longer. We average about 170 meals each time we serve. Every group from the various churches has their own menu plan and assembly line techniques. A round of applause is sent out to you co-ordinators and volunteers for the amazing meals you prepare. Thank you! Thank You! And to those who send food of all kinds and financial support to help us, we thank you and praise the Lord for all of your generosity.

Our outreach vision continues to evolve. Since we no longer serve meals in the dining area, much of our supplies and resources are at hand on the main floor, including winter wear, jeans, shoes, and boots, as well as ever-needed socks, underwear, and simple toiletries to hand out.

Half our dining room space has been cordoned off to create a drop-in meeting place on Sabbath morning, not for a meal, but for a hot drink and an opportunity to share life, pray, encourage one another, and speak of the goodness of the Lord.

Martha Boehner mixing up egg salad for sandwiches. Brooke Boehner on salad prep. Dennis Rondael and Elena Vasquez filling containers withsalad. Rolly Pelletier stirring and watching the soup pots. RodneyCaponpon — General Manager. Ron Quines — expert dish washer.

Rolly Pelletier stirring and watching the soup pots. Rodney Caponpon — General Manager. Ron Quines — expert dish washer.

Socrates and Jennifer Somigao on quality control, Janelle Garciano preparing cutlery kits, Wanda Pelletier manning packages, Medi Caponponand Nemia Barnedo — Supervisors extraordinaire.

Darby Nielsen, our outreach coordinator, continues to do his walkabout in which to invite the street population. We pray those who come will find not only a warm welcome but an encounter with the God who loves them.

Please continue to support these efforts to minister to body, mind, and spirit. Help us reach our goal of creating Christian community in the heart of Red Deer.

—Submitted by Jane Holmes Red Deer Seventh-day Adventist Church