GLEANINGS FOR THE HUNGRY
What is Gleanings for the Hungry?
Gleanings for the Hungry is a ministry of Youth With a Mission (YWAM), an interdenominational Christian organization serving in over one hundred nations. Gleanings' mission is to help feed the hungry spiritually and physically.
Twice a year in February and July Bible Fellowship takes teams down to Gleanings to help process food for the poor. God's heart is for the poor He commands us in James 1:27 "to look after orphans and widows in their distress." A week at Gleanings feeds 500,000 people how's that for a harvest?
The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' Matthew 25:40
What will we be doing?
The summer trip ~ will be processing nectarines and peaches and sun drying them to preserve the fruit. Peaches and nectarines are donated by fruit packers in the area. The fruit is run through a processing line where it is washed, sorted, pitted, and put on trays. It is then sulfured for 4 hours to preserve the color, sun-dried out in the field and then packed into 4 gallon plastic buckets.
Our goal this year is to take a team of 80 - 100 young people from across Western Canada for a week. The trip is usually leaves in June.
The Winter trip ~ will be processing a very nutritious dried soup mix by blending vegetables, spices, a soy protein, and packaging it in quart or gallon bags and trail mix.
Our goal this year is to take a team of 20 - 30 people for a week. The trip is usually leaves in February.
Volunteer help needed year round:
Workers are needed year round to help in improving and expanding the Gleanings operation some of the skills needed are mechanical, refrigeration, electrical, painters, construction workers, plumbers, welders, ground keepers, general handy men/women, office help, building maintenance and equipment maintenance people, general housekeeping, and kitchen help.
Contact: Pastor Barry Witmer