Hi everyone, Kristina here. I am new this year to FNB Middletown but I am proud to say that we are up and sharing! With this blog, I hope to keep folks up to date on what we're up to and to show what it is to be a part of FNB. Right now, we're picking up produce from ION on Friday afternoons and sharing food on Sundays. This Sunday was the second time we've cooked since getting organized earlier this month. The church has been busy with events so we've been rescuing produce from the landfills for the last few weeks and filling the church freezer! Therefore, we had a ton of great veggies to work with this week. For instance, we've been accumulating a lot of broccoli... this giant strainer was filled quite a few times over the last few pickups (trust me, this is almost an understatement). So yesterday we roasted brussel sprouts, broccoli, and asparagus and stir fried green beans, red peppers, and more broccoli while chatting with the church folks. They said our
When we share food with others, we show our love for the life of another as an equal to our own. Food should be accessible to everyone who needs it and we offer what we have collected to the needy public by sharing, not serving. Sharing with our neighbors also means that we eat with those we share the food with. In doing so, we are not offering a service, but offering our compassion and understanding.