Berean Bible Church YG

We made it to Graves County, Kentucky!  We are so excited to get to serve this community.  Tonight, during our Team Orientation, our Trip Leader, Gene, shared a devotion from Matthew 9.  He asked us to picture our friends, who may not know Jesus, standing together in a field - much like the people Jesus saw.  Gene asked us why we were here.  Then told us it was because people had prayed to the "Lord of the Harvest for more workers."  God had sent us here, as an answer to those prayers!  How exciting to think that we are an answer to prayer!

This morning some of us got to work with the Dream Center! It is a new organization that provides basic needs and comfort items for families affected by disasters.

We worked in their warehouse to palletize items that are being sent to help those affected by the flooding in eastern Kentucky! It was so cool to see the behind-the-scenes of the distribution process!

Some of us got to work with Chef John at Mercy Chefs to cook up delicious food to feed hungry individuals! We prepped and cleaned and even took down beds that are no longer being used by volunteers! We jumped in wherever needed to get the job done!

At the end of the day, we plated the food for distribution, but before we closed the lids on the first plates, we prayed over the food and the person who would receive it! Seeing chef John’s love for the Lord and sacrificial service is very motivating for our work this week!

This morning some of us got to go to Community Fellowship Baptist Church and help sort through some of their items for distribution. They have a diaper and formula ministry and we got to complete some behind-the-scenes work for them! The boxes were very heavy to carry upstairs, but we know that our work will benefit dozens of babies!

Here is our host pastor, Bro. Wayne Berry and our adult leaders!  He is such a kind and generous man!

Yesterday at Mercy Chefs we worked hard to cook up well over 200 plates of food for community members! We got to taste all the dishes multiple times! We loved getting to see Chef John’s heart and his method of ministry which is food!

Today was our last half day at Mercy Chefs! We loved getting to partner with them and learn how the big kitchens work together to serve so many people! We will miss our friends here in Kentucky!