A Few Notes on Sharing Soup, Sandwiches, and Shoes

A couple wks ago, More than more had a new version of Love Your Feet! For those of you who don't know, Love Your Feet is something we have been doing for years, in which we take our resources and buy new shoes for people in our community who don't have adequate footwear. We have been trying to think of better ways to do this for a while and this year we have seized on an idea that we think is pretty fantastic! We partnered with a local elementary school (incidentally where one of our folks is the principal) and she found families in her school that could really use the help. We then met for dinner and some time to hang out (and play for the kids - and the 2 Jasons) and provided shoes to their entire family. It was a blast and needless to say a great way to share some of the goodness we have been experiencing with some other people! It was so amazing to see folks just hanging out, talking about life, sharing soup and sandwiches - it would not surprise me if someone had a hard time distinguishing who was doing the "helping" and who was being "helped" if it weren't for our bright orange outreach t-shirts... One of the best moments was when one of the moms told us how these were just in time, took the shoes off her son's feet, replaced them with the brightly colored new shoes, and then promptly walked over the the trashcan and threw the old ones out!! Shortly afterward, the little boy was to be seen in the gym playing basketball and announcing that he was so fast now because of his new shoes!!! Great to see him feel the love of God in his toes!!! We all enjoyed it so much that we are planning to repeat this on a regular basis! We are tired of living in a world that talks about helping but doesn't do much of anything - instead we want to make a difference. At More than more, we are all about looking outside of ourselves to notice the world around us - where can we help... If this kind of living is intriguing to you, you would be welcome to join us - everyone is welcome - we will be hanging out next on December 12th (we will be missing one More than more because of Thanksgiving - i don't know about you, but More than more will be one of the things i am thankful for this Thanksgiving...) from 645-800pm, at McAllister Recreation Center, just off 20th and Schuyler Ave, Lafayette. As always there will be fantastic child care provided. Hope to see you there!