Memphis Ministry by a Random Pilgrim
We woke up this morning and headed to St Mary’s Catholic church in downtown Memphis. The church was beautiful- we toured it and witnessed a lot of the history of the church. It has grown a lot over the years. But the real reason we were there this morning was to feed the homeless. Our team did a magnificent job of preparing and giving the food out. We handed out coldcut sandwiches, peanut butter sandwiches,soup, crackers, and Vitamin Water. I’m speaking for
everyone when I say that it was pure joy to help people. It was amazing to see the gratefulness in their faces when they received a meal.
After we had cleaned up, we went to the sanctuary to discuss Matthew 25:34-41, which tells us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and give drink to the thirsty- basically doing God’s work as Jesus tells us. We want to serve the “least of these” this week.
Afterwards, we met Jay. He was a drug dealer who received Christ when
he was 38. Jay showed us the Memphis courthouse and county jail. He gave us devotional books to give to people going in and out of the courthouse if they wanted it. A lot of the people were very thankful for receicing the devotionals. We prayed for those people.
Later, we went to a mission and served the homeless people supper. It makes you really thankful to have what you have, even if it doesn’t seem like much.