JANUARY - A month for beginnings in my life

Yesterday I posted of the 3rd Year Anniversary of the ministry of The King's Kitchen which Mickey began and the first meal was sent out to the shut-ins on January 17, 2010.

On January 18, 2011, 1 year and 1 day later I began a Woman's home bible study called Woman of the Word, or WOW Woman for short.

Yes, the yoke is easy and the burden made lighter when sharing with a close knit group of woman week after week in my home every Tuesday night at 6:30. 

WOW started that first evening with 12 woman, and we continue to run 10 to 12 woman each week, although some of the faces have changed as some have left and others have come in. 

Over these past 2 years we have studied 3 different books: 

 1) Born For Battle by Arthur Mathews

2) Crazy Love by Francis Chan

3) Power of Blessing by Kerry Kirkwood

4)  Emnity Between the Seeds by Bill Cloud

We have one remaining chapter in our Bill Cloud book which we will complete on January 22nd.  Then we are going to spend several weeks with various ones, who wish to do so, teaching a lesson that God puts on their heart for this group.  We have not chosen another book to study yet but we know God will lead and direct us as He always had.  

I am humbled, thankful and blessed to be able to have these special woman sharing in my life.  Believe me, we uphold and encourage each other and we laugh together, we cry together and we share as we seek God each week individually and collective in our lives.

Do you belong to a home Bible study?  Have you ever belonged to one?  Do you think maybe God wants you to start one?  I would encourage you to ask HIM and then be obedient if HE leads you to do so.  YOU will be the one blessed most!     

The King's Kitchen - 3rd Anniversay

Three years ago today, on January 17, 2010, The King's Kitchen delivered it's very first meal to area shut-ins.  

There are 5 delivery routes with a 2 people delivery team on each route.  A meal has been served every Tuesday (with the exception of of a couple of snow/ice days & this past Christmas).  The cooking team; composed of Sherrie, Mickey, Susan, Arlene & Eunice begin arriving at 8:30.  In October we added an extra meal of soup and crackers or bread, to be enjoyed either that night or the next day.  Mother-daughter team of Gayle & Jodi joined us to take care of this and they are already hard at work when we get there at 8:30.


This year, 1-1-12 to 1-31-12, we served a total of 2,541 meals at an average cost of $2.56. We delivered 51 weeks and did not deliver on Christmas Day, which fell on a Tuesday this year.  The cost of this ministry is supported totally by designated offerings from the church membership and has never lacked for funds & support.  The meal consists of a main dish, vegetable, starch, bread & butter, & milk.  In addition, ladies of the church supply cakes, pies, cookies, puddings, jello, various desserts each and every week.

We praise God for the way HE is blessing this ministry.   

If one picture is worth 1,000 words then 10 should be enough to tell our story.

 Part of the crew

 The front of our T-shirts

 The back of our T-shirts 

"He provides food for those who fear him;

he remembers his covenant forever."

Psalm 111:5 

 A sample meal in the 3 compartment plastic sealed tray

Some times we do a salad with ham or chicken

 Dishing up a meal

(left to right) Kathy, Chief Cook Sherrie, Jeanne, Arlene, Susan

 Filled trays in process of sealing

Connie, Kent operating the sealing machine, Betty

 Recently Pan*era Bread has been providing the daily bread that did not sell that day  to us each Tuesday evening.  A team from the church picks it up each Tuesday at 9:30 pm.  Both The King's Kitchen and Right Direction After-school Tutoring ministry use the bread.

Kent, Mickey, Pastor Steve, Little People Minister Jacki, Kid's Minister Nancy, volunteer Jennifer & cook Sherrie acting silly and celebrating this wonderful weekly blessing.  

 Mickey loading one of the 2 chests (red hot food - blue cool items)

Kent, Ronnie, Mickey, Kathie, Sherrie & Eunice