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Local Soup Kitchen Receives Large Donation from First Methodist Midland
The Midland Soup Kitchen Ministry is a busy and lively place at lunchtime. Midlanders of all ages, races, and religions
surround the long cafeteria-style tables from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day of the week in an old YMCA building near De Zavala Elementary School.
“One day dad said: I want to do more Lord, I want to do more, I feel like I’m not doing enough,” Ivy recalls. “So when you ask the Lord that, be ready because he’s going to answer you and be ready to accept it.”
Ivy says her family started feeding about two or three people a day that her father would just find on the streets.
Through a lot of fishing trips, which is where Mariano did a lot of thinking and convening with God, he realized that feeding the hungry was his calling. From that point on, Mariano new what he needed to do.
“I’ve seen my parents have nothing and still give something and that’s mainly how the ministry began,” she told Dr. Walker.
Today, the Midland Soup Kitchen Ministry feeds about 100 to 120 people every day. Ivy says that number has grown as the local economy continues to struggle due to low oil prices.
“We always want the spirit of God to be in here. Always. Because that’s what brings comfort. It’s not Jason and I. I’m just the tool. It’s the spirit of God that comes in this place and gives comfort,” she tells Dr. Walker, emphasizing that worship is not an obligation in order to get a meal.
The Midland Soup Kitchen Ministry does not receive any government grants. It only survives upon the generosity of churches, organizations, and individuals.
“This [check] is going to be amazing. This money here, it’s been prayed for and I can say that,” she says, holding back tears, “because our whole kitchen needs new flooring. Things need to happen in this ministry. This is an old building. This [money] helps us buy food, pay the bills, because if the gas is not on and the lights are out, I can’t feed.”
“This helps us in all aspects of the ministry and, like I said, if it wasn’t for [First Methodist Midland] and the Lord Jesus, we couldn’t do what we do.”https://www.facebook.com/Midland-Soup-Kitchen-Ministry-766027770099887/?fref=ts.
Memorials
Memorials 2018
January
Undesignated Memorial Fund
In Memory of Lehman E. Newton, Jr. given by Mr. Charles Frisbie
In Memory of Maggie Artley given by Ms. Betty Kempf
Stephen Ministry
In Memory of Earl Clover given by Ms. Betty Kempf
Februrary
Adult Bible Studies
In Memory of Maggie Artley given by Mrs. Julie Cole
Library
In Memory of Maggie Artley given by Mr. Tom Sawyer
Undesignated Memorial Fund
In Memory of Maggie Artley given by Mr. Steve Meldrum
In Memory of Debra White given by Mrs. Ruth Coulter
In Memory of Maggie Artley given by Mr. Tommy McLaughlin
In Memory of Maggie Artley given by Mrs. Joye Courtney
In Memory of George Manly given by Mr. & Mrs. Tom Eustace
In Memory of Elaine Haskell given by Mr. & Mrs. Tom Eustace
In Memory of George Manly given by the Joan Weir Class
In Memory of Martha Conine given by Mr. Sid Lindley
Good Samaritan Fund
In Memory of Maggie Artley given by the Partners Class
Modern Worship Band
In Memory of Darlene Herndon given by Community of Joy Class
Youth Special Fund
In Memory of Debra White given by Mr. James Hedrick and Mrs. Dana Hedrick
March
Undesignated Memorial Fund
In Memory of Marty Conine given by Shannon Oldham
In Memory of Marty Conine given by Sue Marshall
In Memory of Marty Conine given by Bob and Pam Leibrock
Silva Dillard Nursing Scholarship
In Memory of Diane Haggerty given by Patti Alexander
April
Missions Fund
In Memory of Carolyn Winkler given by David and Debbie Byrd
In Memory of Bob Bergman given by David and Debbie Byrd
In Memory of Margaret Ann MacIntosh given by David and Debbie Byrd
In Memory of Marty Conine given by David and Debbie Byrd
In Memory of Richard Gibson given by David and Debbie Byrd
Stephen Ministry
In Memory of Rickie Tyler given by Becky King
AMOS
In Memory of Debra White given by Becky King
In Memory of Maggie Artley given by Becky King
Undesignated Memorial Fund
In Memory of Marty Conine given by David and Sarah Lew Grimes
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