This month I had the opportunity to interview Jim and Connie Cade, and Tim Huckaby about their work with the Salavation Army Casserole ministry. This ministry consists of parishioners making casseroles that the Salvation Army then serves off a truck to people who are homeless in the Des Moines area. As I listened to these three talk about their service and work with this ministry I was humbled not by the work they were doing but by the attitudes they had about the people they served. These people loved the people they served. I saw, by listening to their stories and experiences, how they actively loved others and then saw the fruits of that love. Tim states in the video that he liked the "directness" of this ministry; he is not just writing a check and wondering where the money goes but has direct contact with those whom he serves. Pam shares her story of meeting a person who benefited from this casserole and the amazement with seeing the outcome of their work. Jim beautifully and simply reminds us that we are all charged to follow in Christ's example.
I have always found it rather cliche in our society to "feed the hungry." In college, serving at the soup kitchen was the easiest way to get service hours or for a Christian group to serve the community. I saw so many people go at it halfheartedly that I had started to become disenchanted with the idea. This interview provided me with a living example of people who genuinely see Christ in the people they serve. They see this ministry as their charge by God, it is a calling. Through the living out this Work of Mercy they are united with Christ in their actions and thoughts. Thank you to the Salvation Casserole Ministry at St. Pius for the work you do in Feeding the Hungry.
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