If you are like us at the Olsen household this is a very, very, very common question. Right now if you allow Drew his opinion it is always the same, “TACOS.” Since we cannot have tacos every night, we consistently have this conversation. Curtis and I say we do not care what we have (but we really do) and no one has an idea (except Drew). The thing that constantly amazes me is how we always have something in the cabinets or we can go to the nearby grocery store. We do not go hungry though the conversation drags on and on. Yet, some do not have the luxury of this silly conversation.
Last Saturday, 14 Platte Woods United Methodist Church folks went out to a green bean field near Lexington, Missouri. We went there because of a call God has placed on our lives to serve those in need: To love our neighbor as our self. The Society of Saint Andrew (www.endhunger.org) has developed relationships with farmers in our area to harvest the crops left over once their machines have finished. Last year Society of St. Andrews volunteers helped bring 24 million tons of food to people in need. This was food that would otherwise rot in the ground.
It was a powerful experience knowing what we picked would go to someone in need. This nourishing bounty of the earth would calm some true hunger pains. The hard part was leaving knowing there was so much left. When we came home and that evening were tempted to ask that same question — “What’s for dinner?” — we paused in thanks for our options!
Watch for upcoming opportunities to go pick crops for our hungry neighbors!!!
In Christ’s love,
The Olsens
