Loaves and Fishes
Just before I left Kuwait, I read an editorial on the front page of the Arab Times; the Reverend Andrew Thompson suggesting we organize something in Kuwait which will make use of almost-spoiled food from the groceries, unused food from restaurants, newly expired foods, etc. to be gathered by volunteers and distributed into communities of the hungry and needy in Kuwait.
Especially with Ramadan coming, the season of feasting with family and generousity towards others, this is a wonderful time to be organizing this kind of effort.
In the U.S., many groups do this, usually associated with churches. In Seattle, we have something called Second Harvest. This morning, very early, as I was leaving the grocery store, I saw this truck collecting food at the back door.
Probably the Reverend Thompson will begin with people doing this out of their own cars, but if you have any pull . . . oops, that dreaded word, wasta . . . with a local van dealer, maybe Kuwait could have it’s own food distribution program.
Loaves and Fishes refers to a miracle where Jesus blessed a basket with just a small amount of bread and fish, but when passed, the bread and fish fed over 5,000 people. It evokes the generousity of the human spirit, and celebrates the incredible goodness of sharing.
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In Ithaca, NY, there’s a soup kitchen called Loaves and Fishes. I threw an empty water bottle an Kanye West during a university sponsored concert, got cuffed by campus police, and had to do a few hours of community service to graduate.
I did everything from entrees to scrubbing pots at the Loaves and Fishes in Ithaca.
I learned my lesson and have not thrown anything at a rap star since.
What a small world. My son goes to school with the Reverend’s daughter – they were in Reception together. 🙂
heartodarkness – no kidding? Community service at Loaves and Fishes? I bet you learned things you don’t even know you’ve learned. And now, the Sudan . . . what an amazing life our great and gracious Lord has given you.
Stinni – holy smokes! Small world! I think the Reverend Thompson is going to light a big fire in Kuwait, getting this movement going. I think it will unite a lot of people from many walks of life – how can that be a bad thing?