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Show o 7 1 Ld J. o' 7" 02 Z . w s ', , V tC- TW- ' - A 1 , DjmtlTflWBr ,, . Julie Fullmer stirring eggs for the Forum editor Jennifer Killian and business manager needy at Sunday brunch under the viaduct. was grateful to God for supplying the needs for survival. by Jennifer Killian Praise the Lord! exclaimed one man at the This scenario witnessed by the Forum staff is for God and love that conclusion of Jennies prayer thanking only one example of the kindnessviaduct unselso been every all the food and clothing that had is shared under the fourth south several Then the for needy. various holidays. and fishly provided Sunday others shouted out, Praise the Lord! a.m., individuals Each Sunday from new in the bundled of up line people, A long from various organizations may be found to them, and given coats just gloves clothes, under the viaduct doing what they can to help on to feast food of rows the proceeded through Jennies cause. The group was even there all butter to all peanut from pancakes anything day Thanksgiving and will be there again homeAs the to to soup. sandwiches grapefruit day Christmas. less filled their plates, they consistently Jennie Dudley, the head oganizer, started thanked those serving the abundant supply of food. . the project approximately two years ago when the Lord called on her to feed the poor. She, It.was raining and freezing cold, but no one going along with about 20 other people started seemed to notice as happiness and gratitude feed the to viaduct Sunday to the every down filled the air under the viaduct. The volunteers has the organization time, Since that poor. were happy watching smiles spread over the can be stuffed grown. Now, approximately 100 people their empty as faces of the hungry they found under the viaduct helping serve between stomachs. The needy were overjoyed at the love 500 and 700 people on a given day. and kindness of those serving. And everyone Special Christmas Issue Sunday volunteering their time. Pentacostals come and join in, while praising God, dancing around in circles and singing joyously. Methodists and Baptists are there Paul every week. A man from St. Vincent de comes each week to offer his little bit, and peocome. AH these ple from different missions to people, and many more, work together deliver the goods of the needy. And even people who arent present at the brunch do their part by donating goods. Businesses such as Albertsons and Farmer Jack donate food, while private individuals donate After the food is prepared, Jennie prays to God and thanks Him for His generosity. Then the long lineof hungry people proceed through the rows of food on which to feast. Smiles are spread over their faces as their stomachs filled. Forum staff witnesses devotion 7-- 10 . old clothes. $r" umriitf&i. J the needy juice, others peeled potatoes. Even Some people sang as they joined in the effort. love. of Gods worked, others talked The most beautiful part of the whole effort was how different people from diverse parts of society joined in together to create a warm girls atmosphere of love and hospitality. Two to from B.Y.U. drive up every Sunday just do their little part. Young people from different wards in the L.D.S. church take turns each IV r Z-- When the Forum staff first arrived at the setting scene, Jennie put each reporter to workfood and with filled trucks brunch. Big the up the clothing pulled up and everyone, including needy, began unloading them. While unloading the boxes and sacks of goodof ies, one man called out for the first pick warmest gloves. Another man spoke for the coat. Another only wanted some warm pants to . insulate his legs. The clothes were stacked in a big heap and laid out on clothes lines, where the needy could take what they wanted. The bread was stacked on one table, the fruit on another, the pancake mixes on another, and so on, so that the volunteers could begin preparing the food. Jennie let no one stand around. She organized the effort so that everyone was helping in some way. If she saw individuals standing around, she sent them to peel carrots. Some people beat eggs, others stirred orange . When the feast is over, the needy people content bodies begin their adjournment with left-ovloaves of and warm hearts, carrying bread and bags of fruit to hold them over until the next Sunday. er |