It was a cold day in Illinois yesterday!!!!! The temperature was suppose to hit 20 degrees and it never came close. The temperature at a bank we passed said 8 degrees and I imagine the wind chill was probably around 10 - 15 below 0. We had a team of 15 that did a great job serving and blessing the people of this poverty area. We served the people bbq pork, polish sausage, hotdogs, grilled cheese, baked beans, chips, cookies and brownies (made by Ellen), candy and pop. We should have made hot chocolate or at least something hot. We will next time!! We also supplied them with food items that they could take home, coats, and other cold weather gear.
Above - Brenda passes out items and ministers to some people.
We had the van running much of the time so that the team could get in and warm up when they needed to.
Looks like everyone staying tight to keep warm!
Amanda and Brandi worked on grilled cheese prep and passed out the baked beans.
We opened up a drive-thru service to the people so that they would not have to get out into the weather. They were touched as the team showed the love of God to them. We had some awesome ministry to the people as they sat in their cars. This lady stayed for quite a while and said that she was so full that she felt like she was going to pop. We were able to give them carry out to take home to the family members that were not able to make it.
My sister Connie made it out for the first time and got hooked. She said that she wanted to go the next time too!! That is a blessing to me!!
This little one (above) had a sweet tooth and kept stocking up on candy and cookies. Below - Auggie (from Chicago) ministers to a local brother.
The team did an awesome job of keeping up with at times was like a traffic jam of people. They did a great job setting up and tearing down. Again, it was awesome to go out serve the people for JESUS!!! A big thanks to Brother Harold Dade (from Chicago) for setting up the location and continuing to work with us!!
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