Feed Our Rural Kids’ Post

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This morning, I received an email with the subject line "Skyrocketing Tuna". I immediately imagined it written in Indiana Jones font, advertising the lamest adventure movie ever. Once I stopped giggling, I was able to review a very serious report from our supply chain team. Simply put, a can of tuna fish - a staple of my childhood and Crosslines food pantry - has increased in price 70% this year. Seventy percent. In the last five months, we've seen 49% more families at Crosslines than we did in the same time last year. Last year was up 20% from the year before. Even after streamlining our services and consolidating under one roof (a measure which cut our utilities in HALF) this rapidly increasing demand for services is quickly outpacing our available resources. Inflation is hitting food prices hard. And it's hitting Crosslines too. We are stretched. Thin. Some simple math for you: A flat budget + 49% increase in demand + 70% price increase = Tuna is something we may no longer be able to provide the hundreds of families who visit us each week. What is it worth to you to feed a hungry child? Is it worth the price of a can of tuna? What if it was your child who was hungry? Will you help us, help them? For about the price of a cheeseburger meal, you can provide a family of four groceries for a week. I hope you join me in combatting hunger right here in SW Missouri. Your gift can change lives! ccozarks.org/donate

Below are the reasons why I share my Guiltless Yummies at the Niceville Farmer’s Market: 10 Reasons to Choose the Niceville Farmer’s Market: 1. Respect. We treat our customers with respect. 2. Gratitude. We love what we bring to the market, and we are grateful that you choose to invest in our local businesses. 3. Acceptance. Racism you will NOT find among our group. 4. Value. We want to bring GOOD food and goods to share. You’re worth it! 5. Integrity. There’s honesty. We are not shady with what we tell you we have. 6. Patriotism. We love our Republic and seek to serve our community. 7. Love. We love one another and we show it. 8. Prayer. We care for those who share their concerns with us. 9. Generosity. We give happily and freely. We are not stingy. It’s a pleasure to give to our customers. 10. Abundance. We seek to over-deliver and keep you coming back. What a joy to serve humanity. What a blessing to have health. What a gift to have life.

Powerful testimony today!

When you start working with homeless people, beware of what it will do to your heart. Nothing that was important 2 months ago feels important anymore. My wants and needs and desires have changed. We have found that a lot of people have this same heart, and a lot of them do not. We had our video for tent city go viral, currently at 184k views. The comment section is vial. Not every comment, but man. It is pretty bad. When I stumbled across God's Mission Ministry on facebook, I thought, well I have extras this week from the market, we can just donate them there. Now, we make stuff specifically for them. Every Sunday. We don't just show up and feed them, we stay and get to know them. Our video is helping the mission so much that we have had 3 more missions reach out in hopes that we can do the same for them. We need a food trailer! We have no problem going out and inserting ourself amongst them, but we don't want to just take baked goods. We want to help make more possible. Our goal as two recovering addicts in this now, is to get these people the help they need and not just feed them. To get that help, you have to know what help they need. Sometimes, it is just someone to sit next to them and tell they are seen and loved. Put that spark back in their eyes. I don't know why I am posting this here. Maybe in hopes some stranger sees this and thinks, "hey, this girl has gumption. Maybe I can help her out". I honestly don't know. All I know is that when you leave tent city, you never truly leave it again after that first time. These people stick with you in your everyday struggles. The once important things are no longer important. It could be any one of us out there at anytime. Here is the video link for anyone who wants to see the vial things being said about these amazing HUMAN BEINGS. Not every one of them is an addict. Some just have had it harder than the rest of us. https://lnkd.in/g6SCzTfy

𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 - The Switch Witch. I’d like to thank whichever smart person invented the concept of the Switch Witch, who comes to children on Halloween night, replacing their candy with a prize of your choosing. After all, kids don’t need all that candy! But neither do their parents, so what to do with the overflow (once you’ve sorted out the good stuff for yourself, of course!)? 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔: Operation Gratitude, which ships the candy to U.S. Troops, is one possibility. Other local options include dropping it off at children’s hospitals, homeless shelters or food pantries, or nursing homes. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲: http://ow.ly/moZH50GxFqp 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘆.

SPRING CLEANING TIPS FOR YOUR CHURCH The weather is warmer, the days are longer, and the flowers around your church are probably near full bloom. As spring draws near, many churches begin preparing for Easter services and increase the number of programs and people over the next few months. After the cold winter months, it’s a great time for your church operations team or staff to do a little “spring cleaning!” So take some time over the next few weeks to tackle these things around your church. Visit our website at www.smcins.com for a helpful list provided under "Our Latest News". And, to learn more about becoming a policyholder. #gratitude

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This is even more relevant today than in the 60s. The 2022 Gilded Giving Report from the Institute for Policy Studies sheds light on the growing economic inequalities that are woven into the fabric of charitable giving in the US. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gyvWeq-Y