We Feed People!

We feed people! One part of our mission that we were not anticipating is preparing food and feeding people.  We do a lot of service involving food, and we love it!  A fun surprise! 

The Savior taught and fed people and so do we! 

We are enjoying some loaves and fishes experiences!

At the most recent BYU Women’s Conference Sister Eubank said “We move the world in increments of soup and cake”, and that applies to Coshocton, Ohio.  We do food!

For example, here is an 14 day sampling just showing that we have done something every day involving preparing/serving food:

Wednesday – Made birthday cake for branch president and one other member to serve after institute class (we also teach the class)

Thursday - Served food at the community meals (various churches host)

Friday –  Provided meal for young elders

Saturday – Made and delivered dessert to semi active member for his birthday

Sunday – Took salad and cornbread for after church dinner (Each Sunday  several women organize and serve meals at the church for the branch members who are disabled or live far from the church building  – about 15 people)

Monday – had all our new neighbors in for dessert and get to know you chat

Tuesday – fed the young Elders and a widow in our ward

Wednesday – Made treats for the Institute class (and taught)

Thursday – went grocery shopping- to buy more food! Delivered little treats with invitations to our special Sacrament Meeting to inactive members

Friday- had single sister over for dinner

Saturday – made brownies, enchiladas and salad for the next day’s linger longer  and fed the young Elders

Sunday – helped provide meal after our special Sacrament Meeting and church for the entire branch and guests (called a linger longer- this is not every week, just occasionally- many bring potluck)
Monday - Feed a single sister
Tuesday- Feed the young Elders 
Wednesday- Help prepare and serve the meal at zone conference

We work together and that is so enjoyable. We are working to create simple menus and recipes that are nutritious and filling. We do this in addition to and between all of our other missionary work, so we don't have time to make anything fancy or elaborate, 
just "home cookin"

And we serve it on mis-matched dishes, glasses and silverware that the mission gave us and it is just feels great!

John 21:16 has a new meaning for us: “He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.”