Serving Up Sacks: Year Seven

More than 200 people went through the serving line at our
Oct. 11, 2009, cookout in Tulsa.

KINDNESS AND COMPASSION: MORE ON TAP

We know, we know. Every calendar rolls over when December ends. Except for ours at Filling The Void, figuratively speaking of course.

You see, we got our big start in ministry back in October 2003. To be honest, it was way more modest than news-making.

Compelled by the love of Christ, we started out with 5 sack lunches, no "street cred" and no real sense of what to expect. Still, we went.

Now, as we officially (or unofficially if you prefer to wait 'til o-ten) start year seven, our hearts remain hungry to help others.

To date, with six years on the books, more than 600 volunteers have served roughly 26,000 sack lunches in our two cities.

In Tulsa, we serve lunch every Friday at 3rd & Detroit. In Denver, we comb the downtown streets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month.

Tulsa’s Central Church helped us celebrate the launch of year seven with another "meat-n-greet" like they did with us last year.

In case you wonder what that means, "meat-n-greet" is another way of saying they did a cookout for our clients (aka our friends).

Together, we treated more than 200 people to hamburgers and hot dogs, along with live music and a couple of encouraging sermons.

As we've seen, it's a tried and true strategy of meeting both physical and spiritual needs. It's our calling, and Christ still compels us.

We're always looking for new faces to serve with Filling The Void. To volunteer, drop us a line at fillingthevoid@hotmail.com.

We also welcome financial support. You can send a tax-deductible gift to Filling The Void at P.O. Box 1134 in Broken Arrow, OK, 74013.

To our donors, our volunteers and to those we serve, we extend our heart-felt thanks for making it all possible.