HOPE

Today’s blog is from Cynthia Hair, SWH Leadership Team member

During the Covid-19 pandemic, servants with a heart has distributed a large percentage of the food we’ve packed around the greater Charlotte area.

HOPE (Helping Others Progress through Education) of Rock Hill, a local South Carolina crisis assistance ministry, received 6,840 meals that were packed at the Elevation Riverwalk Campus. The leader of HOPE of Rock Hill, Gordon Bell, said that they distribute 6 tons of food each week to families in need in York County. Each family receives 3 meals a day for 7 days. Bell was very grateful to have the servants with a heart food to add to the weekly distributions. “It’s easy to prepare and it’s a huge supplement to ensure that people get the nutrition they need. It’s got everything in it,” Bell noted.

He also encourages his volunteers to try the food so they are able to tell their clients what it tastes like. One of his volunteers took a bag of our food on a camping trip and came back saying, “This is good, really pretty good!” Families receiving the food also appreciate having something easy to prepare when the kids are unable to attend school.

Thank you to all the great volunteers who have been packing with us at SWH Impact Days in Waxhaw. We also look forward to a few more conventional packing events at churches in the next month!