United Methodist Children's Home - New Name, Same Ministry Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14 Last week I had the opportunity to attend a volunteer training event at our United Methodist Children's Home on Simpson Road in Mechanicsburg. I learned far more than I expected. When I moved to Pennsylvania two years ago I was told that we no longer had a UM children's home. Fortunately a member of my church was able to share that rather than losing the United Methodist Children's Home, the ministry has become even stronger. A few years back, the UM Children's Home merged with Everstand. This did not detract from our ministry but was able to enrich and provide a greater opportunity for the children and youth in our care. Not only do we provide a safe place to live but this ministry seeks to meet all the various needs of each indivi...
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Feeding the Hungry Years ago, I served a church that had a food ministry. Each Thursday morning those who were in need came to the church where stations of food were set up…there were tables of bread and desserts, tables of frozen meat and tables of various produce. The clients were given the opportunity to shop and choose the food stuffs they wanted which was dependent on the available food and numbers of clients. When COVID hit we had to regroup and bag up the groceries and put in the clients’ cars as they drove up. Can I tell you it was fun and a blessing to walk through the various tables of food picking out a variety of food stuff? At some point it occurred to me that since our process had become less personal the Associate pastor and I decided to walk along the line of cars and offer to pray with them. It became one of the best parts of the week. Some were not interested...