by Souper | Mar 29, 2016 | Prayer & Praise
Our ministry relies on God’s provision. Will you join us in both prayer and praise for the following?
The Summer – A lot of preparation goes into making the summer fruit season a success. The fruit season relies on a steady supply of donated fruit; we pray the Lord will bring a bountiful harvest not just for us but to bless the growers in the valley. We are also in need of more Summer Staff to help see our summer season through.
The Soup Plant – We are extremely grateful to see the fumigation tunnels almost complete! And in addition to drying fruit, we plan on working in the soup plant during the summer. We are in need of a continuous flow of soup product in order to accomplish this.
Development – It has been a goal for many years to install a solar system on the property to cut down energy costs and expand our operations. Will you join us in prayer to see God’s movement in this endeavor?
Staff – Several of our young staff members are transitioning out of their positions at Gleanings; as a result, several staff positions are need of being filled. Will you pray that God will bring the right people along to join our staff family?
by Souper | Mar 24, 2016 | Summer Staff
Spring break! While that might not mean much for those in the working world, it does change things up a bit for us here at Gleanings For The Hungry. Between families, church groups, and the families within the church groups, the ages of our volunteers was much more mixed this week.
We also had more people coming in than some of us originally expected. Having so many numbers and many young volunteers, we were able to work on several projects during the week.
The rug in one of the den rooms was ripped up and several people were working on their hands and knees to scrape the glue off the floor. Tile replaced the rug.
Randy got help from a few young men to work on the RV sites. Where the grass failed to thrive, Randy has a new low-water-usage landscaping in the works.
We had two trucks pick up loads on Wednesday. The first truck to come in was Convoy of Hope, dropping off pallets of pasta and picking up a load of soup mix. The second truck was loaded with soup and clothing for Cambodia. We were given the unique opportunity to have both the trucks lined up outside the dining hall. The moment we finished praying for the Cambodia load, it pulled out and we jumped to the Convoy of Hope truck to pray for the that one as well.
The week is ending a day early. With Easter just around the corner, we’re looking forward to a four-day weekend for some good rest, recuperation, and reflection.
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It take many hands!
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Lining those soup bags up!
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Hauling rocks.
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Working at the RV sites.
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Al working on the fumigation tunnels.
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Larry hard at work.
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Finishing touches inside the tunnel.
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Almost there!
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Hauling wood.
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Touching up the floor with a grinder.
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Two trucks in a line.
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Getting ready to pray.
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Meeting at the Convoy of Hope truck.
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Mowing away!
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J.D. and Cindy.
by Souper | Mar 18, 2016 | Summer Staff
The week started with our volunteers getting some warehouse work done. They all congregated around several table, emptying packets upon packets of mashed potato mix into buckets.
On Tuesday we had to say goodbye to an old redwood tree that failed to stay alive. A tree service came and had the branches chewed up and the trunk chopped in next to no time at all.
After much rainfall in the past months, we’ve been blessed with beautiful, sunny days this week. What a great change!
The work on the fumigation tunnels for the warehouse is near completion. Concrete for the roof is being poured today. We pray it all goes smoothly!
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Mashed potatoes…
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mashed potatoes…
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and more mashed potatoes
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Larry and Lynn working on fumigation tunnels
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Another view of the new fumigation tunnels
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Erwin is working on the broken forklift
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Mary Lou enjoying the quiltroom
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Master of the quilts – Norma
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Leonie our salad bar girl this week
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Saoirse sorting the salad dressings
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Team from Riverside serving in the soup plant
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Heat sealing station
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Packing soup in barrels
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Garlic powder station
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Goodbye redwood tree
by Souper | Mar 11, 2016 | Summer Staff
The week began and ended in a downpour of rain with a couple days of sunshine in between. And though the weather was dampened, the same cannot truthfully be said about the spirits of our volunteers. Their hard work and diligence brought us to over two million servings of soup, twice as much as a typical week.
Thursday night Love Feast was a treat. For someone whose love language is food, nothing speaks like an excellently prepared Thanksgiving-style meal. And to top it off, Tiffany Meier, the directors’ daughter, shared about her outreach to Panama, from which she’s recently returned.
Below is a poem written by one of our volunteers, Norma Jean. She shared it on Friday morning.
