We NEED you!

One of the great things about serving God is you never ever get bored!  This begins our third year serving the kids at John Weldon Elementary and we are so grateful that we are able to do this.  After a couple of years, a lot of bugs have been worked out of the process and by the end of last school year, operations were pretty smooth week after week.  We even served about the same number of kids both our first and second years but there's a quote I once heard:  "The only constant is change."  Well, that's true for us this year too!

We learned this week that our numbers for Bear Necessities have gone up this year quite a bit.  In fact, they have nearly doubled... yes, DOUBLED.  Currently, we have 44 students signed up to be served and expect a few more to come in over the next week or so.  The last two years we have served right around 25 most every week.  With the numbers where they are today, we are planning to serve 50 kids this next week.  It might sound like a dauntingly big number but one thing is for sure; God is BIGGER!

If you've served or donated in the past, we still need you so much!  If you have not served or donated in the past, we definitely need you now!  If you have been a little nervous to tell others about Bear Necessities and how they can help these kids, NOW is the time to do it!  God allows every one of us to work together to serve others just like Jesus did and that is what Bear Necessities has always been about!

So, without further delay, the following is what we need THIS WEEK:

19 14            7 peanut butter
14 6 ritz cracker sleeves
22 19          12 cans green beans
20 4 fruit cups
16 applesauce
2 individual snack sized bags of cheez its
44 35          7 apples

If next week comes and goes and there are not 50 kids signed up... if we land somewhere below that, we will adjust our numbers at that time but we want to be prepared for whatever number God brings to us.

The volunteer sign-up is also ready for you and can be accessed at the link below:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4AAEAA22A64-20122013

Volunteers are absolutely VITAL to this community so please, sign yourself and your kids up to come pack or deliver the bags! 

Remember that donations are brought to 118 Wimbledon Ct., O'Fallon, MO 63368 and left in the tub on the front porch. 

If you are new to this community or if you just have a question, please feel free to comment below and let us know.