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30 Hour Famine – Recap

Rebekah Freed

Hello All!

Well, we made it to the end!  The 30-Hour Famine was a success (in my opinion at least).  22 youth and 4 adult participants from four area churches gave up eating for 30 hours so others could eat!  I hope to tell more specifics in the days to come about our experience.  But for now, here are some highlights:

  • Anne Miller and Jon Whited making our “Tribe:Haiti” experience come to life a little more by sharing stories from their trips to Haiti.
  • Celebrating Jon’s birthday on Friday night with a candle put straight on a plate (since we couldn’t eat anything) and then with the treats his parents brought for dessert when we broke our fast this evening. 
  • Lots of laughter and games!
  • Going door-to-door collecting food, coats, and blankets for those in need. (Yes, in the wind and the snow). 
  • Later in the day, a man showed up at church with 7 more blankets that he wanted to donate to our collection for people to keep warm this winter.
  • We left some of the food we collected to the First Trinity Food Pantry and then took nearly 70 extra pounds of food to the Food Bank of WNY where we toured their warehouse and learned more about those in need around our area.
  • The Canfield Family cooked us an awesome spaghetti supper to break our fast and helped clean everything up!

Thanks to everyone who helped out and especially a big thanks to all the youth participants who gave up their time, money, and food for 30 hours so others can have what they need.  You’re AWESOME!

First Trinity, Music, Youth Ministry

Joyfullyblessed by music

Rebekah Freed

There’s just something about music that calms my soul.

 

St. Augustine once said, “He who sings, prays twice.” 

 

As people gathered in Trinity Lutheran Church in Lockport, NY tonight, many prayers, with voice and song, were raised up for the homeless in Western New York.  It was such a fun night tonight.  Various musicians from all over WNY gathered together in a concert to benefit Lockport CARES, a homeless shelter in Lockport.  Everyone was great and I especially want to brag on the awesome First Trinity Youth Band who got the evening off to a rockin’ awesome start!  They did such a great job setting the tone for the evening of praise to God! 

 

If you want to know more about Lockport CARES or how you can support them as they help the homeless, check out their website.