3/24/2023 0 Comments Making spirits brightSo, when people ask, ‘Is it working?’ I struggle to put in to words all that God orchestrates each day at Taste Community Restaurant. He had made new friends and found a family. To my surprise, he was a chatterbox! He was a completely different person. At the end of his shift, he joined several other volunteers at our community table for lunch. He was proud of the work he was doing and excited to be a part of a team. I will never forget Stephen’s first day on our Taste Bud team. After several invitations to join our Taste Bud volunteer team, he finally agreed. He rarely said very much, and I thought of him as a quiet man with few words-turns out I was wrong. He walked in with his head down and left just as he came. Day in and day out he would come, sit at the community table, and don headphones to tune out everything around him. He ate lunch with us often, but he never seemed satisfied. And I began to see what God really wanted to happen at Taste when I began to see some of our guests, who were in need, sign up to volunteer. And while I was completely focused on the food, I was reminded that the food was an important piece, but not the key ingredient. I was completely focused on the food and organizing our third menu of which I was very proud of. It was mid-way through the year when I realized we weren’t just feeding people anymore. But this year, I found myself in the middle of something completely different than what I thought God would do, but likely what He intended all along. And, being a chef, it seemed like a good fit. God gave me this incredible vision to feed people in a very different way. And, I know what you are thinking, …is it working? I often get asked, ‘Is it working?’ Well… we have served over 25,000 people and engaged volunteers to serve over 10,000 hours. One year ago, the vision God had given me years before came to life as we opened the doors to Taste Community Restaurant and served our very first meal.
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