By reaching out to one another we must reach beyond the boundary of our Church Family. As it is, I feel our Church Family does a great job of caring for each other. And the talk we are going to hear today from the Food Bank Chairperson explains the working of the Community Food Bank here in Kerikeri. By contributing to that, we are obeying the words of Christ, the ever compassionate one:
• Do to each other as you would have done to you
• Feed my lambs
• Visit the sick
• Feed the hungry
Many people question the need of a Food Bank. Probably those who have never been hungry. It is not for us to give our reasons as to the whys and wherefores of these situations. Our God is a loving and practical God. He will do the judging, not us.
My personal thought on the Food Bank debate is: As long as there is a chance of one child - just one child - being hungry, I will go on happily supporting the Food Bank, and all the wonderful people who put hours of their precious time into sorting and packing and being the actual backbone of this great service to those less fortunate than ourselves. Thank you and may God bless you all.
Jean Andrewes 5 June 2014
