Operation 5 Loaves and 2 Fish
On Wednesday [Oct.19], the Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist Church launched ‘Operation Five Loaves and Two Fish.’ The goal of the ‘Operation’ was to provide sufficient groceries in order to assist 100-150 families struggling during this difficult economic time.
The church invited members of the public to contribute by dropping off non-perishable items to the Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist [SDA] Youth Center, on King Street in Hamilton.
“The response from the community was tremendous. We saw people from all walks of life dropping off goods at the youth center, it was truly amazing,” said Elder James Landy, the Project’s Coordinator.
Today the members of the Hamilton SDA Church and volunteers from the community [approximately 50 people] took on the herculean task of putting together the hampers of food. The approach to creating the hampers was methodical – team members separated the items into food groups and then compiled the food into family sized hampers.
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Church members and volunteers arrived at their posts at 8:00 am and worked through to till 12:00 pm in order to create more than 200 hampers.
Says Pastor Kenneth Manders, “Today we saw a God’s love in action. Today we provided an unprecedented number of families with hampers of food, over 200 in less than an hour. In total, the Hamilton SDA distributed over $15,000 worth of food and sundries to families in need. We are excited and blessed to know that we have met the needs of our Community.”
Elder Landy Stated, “We would like to thank all of the members of our Community who donated food. We would like to especially thank The Market Place, BGA, Arnolds, Lindo’s, Butterfield Vallis, Bermuda Longtail Real Estate Ltd and Citi Hedge Fund Services for their valuable contributions which played a major role in helping Operation Five Loaves and Two Fish reach its goal. These organisations are truly model corporate citizens”
A young mother who wished not to be named commented, “I did not know what to do, my cabinets were bare. I have just been laid off. I had nowhere to turn. I just want to say, thank-you, thank-you, thank-you.”
Hamilton Church Seventh-day Adventist church is committed to changing lives and meeting the needs of our community. Operation Five Loaves and two Fish has highlighted the needs of those who are being adversely affected by the economic downturn and the Hamilton SDA will continue to find unique and non-traditional ways to support, educate and aid those in need.
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