The stories of people that have touched Matthew 25 Outreach Center.
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And they have no intention of stopping. They love impacting their community in both temporal and eternal ways.
After going on a mission trip, Julie was haunted by the people in need she encountered. She wanted to do something to help, but living hundreds of miles away made it difficult…
I thought about how miserable I was.
No electricity. No AC. No internet.
My mom had to dump everything that was in the fridge and most of the stuff in our kitchen freezer.
I was hot and grumpy. Nothing was good enough…
In today's society, selflessness is a word that seems to have been misplaced… but not in the world of Ellie Harlan. Ellie is a senior at Ashland High School who seems to embrace the true meaning of selflessness…
As I talked with the client, I noticed that the person who lived in the house on the corner where I parked had cautiously peeked out and looked at my trailer loaded with fresh produce.
She then ducked back inside. I wrapped up getting fresh food to our client and headed back across the street to my truck. It was then that I felt the nudge...
Why in the world would a produce distribution take fifteen hours?! Why would that make me want more?!
The boy eased his way into a conversation with me and our new friendship was kindled. The discussion flowed easily and he decided to hang out with us for more than an hour. During this time, he asked many questions as he watched me pack baskets with food...
As you may also recall, I rather boldly stepped right over the board and knocked on the door. While we didn’t give away any produce, we had made a safe connection with a community member, and at the very least, opened the door to a possible future relationship.
We knew they had need, and that there was a very large family living in the home. When we rang the doorbell, we were greeted with familiarity. However, there was a tone of sadness. The young girl informed us that her step-dad had just learned of his brother’s death that morning...
However, we had to convince the people in the community that we were trustworthy and would be here to stay. Across the board, we were initially greeted with great caution. More accurately, suspicion.
