You Want Coke with That?

Last Saturday we had the opportunity to do a really cool outreach. The good people at Chick-Fil-A donated over 250 chicken sandwich dinners to Healing Place to be distributed to people in need. The meals included a chicken sandwich, chips, a brownie and a cold drink. They even loaned us heated containers to keep the food hot and fresh until we handed it out. On a cold, rainy day there’s nothing better than a hot meal.

A lot of the people we regularly deal with are not your average citizens. We make contact with folks that are facing issues like addiction, prostitution, violence and poverty. We work with the poor, the oppressed and the often forgotten people who are struggling just to make it through the day. Despite all their problems, they are still important people. They are somebody’s sons and daughters; they are people who got caught in circumstances, many times beyond their control. They are people who need a hand up, someone to encourage them and to confirm their worth. This weekend, that person was you.

Healing Place Church has a reputation of giving; whether its hot food or cold water, the community knows we like to give. When Chick-Fil-A wanted to donate, they looked to HPC to for direction. They brought the food to us and we brought the food to the people. It was a great partnership.

We delivered meals to people living at The Alamo, a by-the-hour motel on Florida Blvd. One woman walked up to the van and said, “I have six children, y’all are an answer to prayer.” She left with a box of meals and tears in her eyes. For some of these people it was the first hot meal they had eaten in days. We delivered meals to the Hispanic community in Gonzales. At the Baton Rouge bus station we had dozens of people lined up at the van and we were handing out meals as quickly as we could pack them; over 80 meals in fifteen minutes. It was awesome.

Healing Place Church is always looking for ways to bless others and now we’ve got a great company that wants to link arms with us in the mission. It’s such a privilege to belong to a church with a reputation for giving. I believe that God is going to bless Chick-Fil-A tremendously for their generosity and their willingness to get involved. I love that God allows me to be apart of it. All glory to Him!

To view some great photos from this outreach check out the Serve Team webpage.