Mission accomplished!

Today’s guest blogger is Christina Taylor, egroups & Outreach director at elevation church - Riverwalk in rock hill, Sc

I have packed meals with servants with a heart for years, but something settled differently in my heart when I saw 46 churches and community organizations come together to meet a crisis need. Many of us have felt a sense of helplessness watching the war in Ukraine develop and create such a devastating need. SWH partnered with Convoy of Hope to be the catalyst for us to act on the desire to DO something. They offered the opportunity to feed communities in Ukraine experiencing food scarcity.

During four days of packing events we saw over 1,100 volunteers dedicate time to pack meals. Our goal was audacious—300,000 meals! You can imagine how full my heart was to learn by the end of day four we had packed closer to 330,000 meals! As we cleaned up the event I couldn't help but think of how powerful it is to operate in community. Hundreds of thousands of people will have a meal because of the sacrifice of a few.

Serving alongside church leaders from different denominations, business leaders with different focus areas, and so many incredible community members reminded me that TOGETHER we can create a tremendous impact. It's worth it every time we come together for a collective good. It makes a difference to our local neighbors and this time it made a difference to families across the world.