The Eagle Grove Area Ministerial Association (EGAMA) is living the World of God as they prepare to literally feed the hungry as Mark explains in Chapter 6, verse 37 of the Bible that Jesus did. The passage reads, “But he answered, “You give them something to eat,” in reference to the 5,000 men who came to listen to Jesus speak and were then fed to contentment with only five loaves of bread and two fish.
While there are always hungry to feed, there is more than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People are struggling to put food on the table because they have been laid off or are unable to work due to the illness. With that in mind, EGAMA has been working to find a way to put food on the plates of those who live in Eagle Grove, Goldfield, Thor, Woolstock, and Vincent. But it would take more food than they had available. The general donations of the churches would not be enough.
Then came the answer to their prayers. A group of local women who have been making masks during this crisis were asked to make a large quantity for AGP. Instead of accepting payment, the group asked instead that AGP make a donation to be used for the Food Pantry. They gave $1,000 to be distributed through EGAMA. Then came a $2,500 donation from MidAmerican Energy was also given to EGAMA to be used in their food drive efforts. Combined with other miscellaneous donations and the large quantities of food and money raised from last Saturday evening’s Scoop the Loop for the Food Pantry, EGAMA is happy to announce a Mark 6:37 campaign to feed the hungry on Wednesday, May 6. They will be giving away boxes of food to families/individuals in need that total over $7,500 between 3 and 7 p.m. at the Food Pantry located on S. Jackson in Eagle Grove. Of course, they also give a shout-out to Fareway who has worked with them to provide food at cost, and the Eagle Grove Chamber of Commerce/Sara Middleton, who has taken the lead with the Food Pantry during the shut-down so normal volunteers can stay home and stay safe.
In addition to a variety of pre-packaged foods like noodles and rice, each box will also contain a little meat thanks to the contributions of Lewrights and the Iowa Pork Producers.
EGAMA members ask that you bring an ID with you to the food pick-up as food will only be distributed to the earlier mentioned towns. They stated that they “wished they didn’t have to check…and we feel terrible about doing so…but it’s in an effort to feed the community who has helped raise the funds.”
EGAMA also requests that if you need food, you come for food, and that you are patient while they serve others in front of you in line. They also ask that you respect social distancing guidelines and stay in your car and wait for the box to be brought to you.
“This is Jesus, not us,” EGAMA representatives said about the food distribution. They are happy to follow His lead and feed those who are hungry.
