OceanSide church of Christ
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PANTRY
PROGRAM
Victor M.
Eskew
“As we have therefore
opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the
household of faith” (Gal. 6:10).
All Christians come under the obligations of this passage of
Scripture. Since “every” Christian
must do good, our good works can be done collectively or individually. When such is done, we follow in the
footsteps of Jesus Christ. Of Him
Peter said: “How God anointed Jesus
of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing
all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him” (Acts
10:38).
Part of the “good works” at
Our pantry is going to
consist of two sections. The first
section will be maintained to help the needy of the church and the
community. The second section will
be a collection of specific food needs for
In addition to the
regular use of the pantry, we also want to use it for special occasions. We can use it for food baskets at
Thanksgiving and Christmas. We can
also respond to brotherhood tragedies that can strike as any time, such as
tornadoes and hurricanes. At
certain times of the year, we may have food drives that last for one month in
order to assist a particular need of one of the
Homes.
We want our pantry to
assist as many people as possible.
We want as many people as possible at
Please pray for our efforts. Ask God to open many doors of opportunity and service unto us. Pray for Jennifer as she helps to coordinate our efforts. If possible, lend her your time and assistance when it is needed. In addition, please help us keep the pantry filled with food items. What a joy it would be to have to tell you: “You have brought enough. The pantry is full right now. We will let you know when more is needed.” Look for “Hungry Henry.” He can’t wait to devour your donations.