Feeding the Homeless
Each week our Brown Bag Ministry prepares brown bag lunches that are distributed to the homeless by local nonprofits and individuals. Each lunch is created to feed the body and share the good news of God’s love and salvation through Jesus.
Astoria Helping Hands is a residential program helping drug and alcohol-free people reenter the workforce. They operate seven days a week. There is room for around 30 people in the re-entry program. Astoria Helping Hands provides breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. Bethany’s brown bags are used for lunch with Helping Hands adding a PB&J sandwich and fruit. They use 60 to 120 brown bag lunches a week.
Seaside Helping Hands is a drop-in center open Monday thru Friday from 8:30am to 4pm. People can come in to get warm, shower, wash clothes and socialize with others. Bethany’s brown bags are used for lunch and a person can have only one a day. They also add a PB&J sandwich and fruit. The manager said the people really enjoy the “Jesus Loves You” stickers on the applesauce and the Bible verses. They hand out around 200 brown bags a week.
Bev Jackson-Shumaker also known as “Bargain Bev” leads this project in reaching out to those in need and says, “you can’t talk to them about Jesus till you fill their bellies.”
Join us on Tuesdays to pack lunches and lift those who receive them in prayer.
