Five lessons of the pencil maker. Our Lord does not make junk!!

A PENCIL MAKER TOLD THE PENCIL 5 IMPORTANT LESSONS JUST BEFORE PUTTING IT IN THE BOX : 1. EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL ALWAYS LEAVE A MARK . 2. YOU CAN ALWAYS CORRECT THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE. 3. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU. 4. IN LIFE , YOU WILL UNDERGO PAINFUL SHARPENINGS, WHICH WILL ONLY MAKE YOU BETTER. 5. TO BE THE BEST PENCIL, YOU MUST ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE HELD AND GUIDED BY THE HAND THAT HOLDS YOU. We all need to be constantly sharpened. This parable may encourage you to know that you are a special person, with unique talents and abilities. Only you can fulfill the purpose which you were born to accomplish. Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot be changed and, like the pencil, always remember that the most important part of who you are, is what's inside of you.

God Knows the Vision

Jeremiah 29:11 "for I know the plans I have for YOU, declares the LORD

As we enter into this ministry, we know who goes before us. He has given us a vision to feed the hungry of Cocke County and East TN and we know that He will provide the way to do it! If you or your ministy would have not been able to do this kind of ministry on your own due to lack of room to collect food, etc, now is the time for you to partner with us. We will provide the space. We only need for your members to start collecting food for us. We will pick it up whenever necessary. Thanks and may God guide you in your decisions. Any organization may help, too. Businesses can offer many opportunities for a food drive to support Loaves and Fishes Food Ministry.

 

God Can Use YOU!!

I was looking over my Facebook page today and one of my family members had posted the following. I thought it was well said. Right now, we can use everyone to help us with this ministry. We need Prayer Warriors to hold us up to God. If you can pray for us, please let us know! Thanks and God bless.

Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran from God, Paul was a murderer, Gideon was insecure, Miriam was a gossip, Mary was a worrier, Thomas was a doubter, Sara was impatient, Elijah was moody, Moses stuttered, Zaccheus was small in stature, Abraham was old and Lazarus was dead. Now, what's YOUR excuse? Can God use you? "....Of course He can!!!!!   Make yourself available!!!

Inspirational Quotes

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning how to dance in the rain.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

-Wayne Dyer

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.

-Yiddish proverb

Wedding Vows or Miranda's Rights?

I was watching my 5-year-old granddaughter Christy play with her dolls. At one point, she "staged" a wedding, first playing the role of the bride's mother who assigned specific duties, then suddenly becoming the bride with her "teddy bear" groom.

She picked him up and said to the "minister" presiding over the wedding, "Now you can read us our rights." Without missing a beat, Christy became the minister who said, "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say may be held against you, you have the right to have an attorney present. You may kiss the bride."

—Sonja R. Ely, Dallas, Oregon. Christian Reader "Rolling Down the Aisle."

Cartoon of the Day

Cartoonist: Artemas Coles

Mission Statement and Vision

Mission Statement

"Helping meet the nutritional, emotional, and spiritual needs of others through

Christ's love and the generosity of the community"

Vision Statement

"Providing community based nutritional and health services for all ages that
honor Christ's commitment to meeting the basic needs of others"

Churches, Businesses, Organizations and Individuals Needed

"Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others."
(Romans 12:4-5)

Our work is ahead of us. The following individuals and ministries are in agreement with us for "Feeding the Multitude on Faith and a Few Loaves and Fishes."

They have chosen to partner with us either with individual service, financial contributions, food drives, annual fundraisers, and/or with their prayers.  Won't you join us? Please let us know if you will be in prayer for us!

Our Covenant Churches, Organizations,
Businesses and Friends

(we will add more each week as we grow)




"Where Love and Unity Abound"

http://www.powerhouseministry.org/                423-487-5551

Senior Pastor Donnie and Beth Hartzog
3917 Cosby Hwy.
Cosby, TN 37722



ED DONABELLA-COSBY, TN
JILL CARRUTHERS-COSBY, TN
KAY STRAUSS, CARSON SPRINGS, TN
SHIRLEY VONADA-SPRING HILL, FL
REVEREND DICK AND JUDY MILLER-COSBY, TN
KELSEY KIRBY, SC
AMANDA FUSON, KNOXVILLE, TN
REVEREND BELLE (JANNETTE) RICHENS, TN
SANDRA DANNENBERG, IL
CARLA JANSEN, MO
SHARON BAKER, IL
MELANIE NOLAN, TN
JEANETTE HARTZOG, TN
CINDY BROWN, CA
MARY MCCUMSEY BROOKINS, FL
BISHOP GARY GREER, FL
PASTOR ROBBIE NOLAN, TN
KATHY WILSON, TN
DERINDA, TN
REVEREND BERT AND PAT COLE
MELINDA EARLEY, TX
KAREN SHADE, TN

 



You Can Make a Difference

"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink,
I was a stranger and you welcomed me."
Matthew 25:35

Request for Refrigerators, Freezers and Shelving

Jesus can multiply many times over what we have to give.  He blesses our giving and knows our hearts.

Good morning everyone!  We just wanted to let you know that we have made a request on Morristown Freecycle as well as Cocke County Freecycle for working refrigerators and freezers, as well as shelving that we might use in our endeavor to feed the hungry. We have also made requests on Craigslist.


Currently we are in the process of setting things up and will not be ready to distribute food at this time until the shelves are stocked a bit. We will be contacting The Plain Talk newspaper in Newport to put an article in the newspaper soon as well as other newspapers.


We are anxiously waiting to see what the Lord will do in this ministry. We have asked HIM to go before us. We ask that you support this ministry with your prayers if you are unable to give.


If you would like to donate food or arrange a food drive at your church or business, or as an individual, please let us know. Any help is appreciated. You will get a tax deductible receipt for your donations.


Together, we can "Feed the Multitude on Faith and a Few Loaves and Fishes" if we all work together.


There are local food  ministries that have been wonderful in feeding the hungry through Soup Kitchen type ministries; however, we wish to take this a little further and minister with a fully stocked food pantry and possibly take it to shut-ins, disabled, and the elderly with deliveries to their homes if possible.


God bless you and yours as we continue this journey! We will try to keep you updated through this site on a regular basis. Pass the word!




Reverend Dick and Judy Miller



Reverend Dick and Judy Miller

 

LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD MINISTRY
120 Cheyene Circle
Cosby, TN 37722



Let the Son Shine In- Please Partner With Us

Thanks to all those who have inquired about Loaves and Fishes Food Ministry. We are in the process of contacting various organizations, churches, ministries

 and individuals who might consider partnering with us to collect food and donations for the needy, elderly and children of East Tennessee who might go hungry without our help.

Our goal is to get at least fifteen churches, fifteen businesses and fifteen individuals this month in the Cocke County and East Tennessee areas to help us reach this goal.

Our mission is not only to feed the hungry physically, but spiritually, too. Where there is pain and lack in others, Loaves and Fishes Food Ministry feels the same hurt. We together as a community can help those in need in these difficult economic times and provide not only food, but hope, opportunity and guidance.

God Bless You!

LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD MINISTRY Introduction

loaves and fishes Food Ministry

A   Ministry of Fellowship of Faith Ministries, Ltd.

120 Cheyene Circle         

Cosby, TN 37722                                                                                                           

 423-532-0200

loavesandfishesfoodministry@gmail.com

                                     Feeding the Multitude on Faith and a Few Loaves and Fishes             

                                                           

Loaves and Fishes Food Ministry is a non-profit, non-denominational religious (church) organization founded and operated by a handful of people in our community who recognized the growing hunger needs of people in the Eastern Tennessee Region.  We are enlisting the help of local religious congregations and community organizations to respond to the growing hunger problems in our region by partnering with us to help us with food donations to feed the needy, ill,  elderly and children of East Tennessee.

This is our mission: To provide a week’s worth of nutritional groceries to people in our area facing economic hardships.

We are asking our partnering churches and organizations to sponsor food drives within their congregations and among their members to help us with this endeavor. No donation is too small or too big! Once the Food Drive is over you may contact us to arrange delivery of your collection.

 Loaves and Fishes Food Ministry relies heavily on your donations of food. We accept any edible food except that which has not been processed commercially. We can use the following items:

1.      Any non–perishable food in cans, boxes or bags

2.      Perishable food in good condition.

3.      Frozen food

4.      Fresh fruits and vegetables in season.

5.      Baby formula and food.

6.      Toilet paper

7.      Diapers (Infant and adult)

8.      Cat and dog food.

We do not receive government support and we rely heavily on your monetary donations as well.  In the coming days we will provide our partner agencies with more information on how they may help. We look forward to addressing the nutritional needs of all people at risk for hunger. We are dedicated to eliminating hunger in East Tennessee as well as providing a spiritual environment for all those seeking our help.

People will be referred to Loaves and Fishes Food Ministry by clergy, human services agencies, medical providers,  school counselors and individuals who see first hand those who struggle in our communities.

A crisis situation such as a medical emergency, job loss, reduced hours, or even a major car repair can cause a client to have to make a decision between paying the rent and buying food. The elderly are often unable to get out for food, so we want to be able to provide emergency and supplemental food to seniors across our area. We want to provide for shut-ins by delivering food to them.

Hungry people who are provided food by Loaves and Fishes Food Ministry are never charged anything. Eventually we will be providing a schedule of dedicated dates for our food delivery and pick-up. Once we have initially stocked the pantry, we will begin our food distribution.

We will be looking for a building to use as a Food Distribution Place in the near future. For now, we are seeking willing Churches, organizations. businesses and individuals to help with food and monetary donations.

We will also need volunteers; so if you feel this is something you would like to do, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Attached to this letter is a list of foods that carry high priority if you aren’t sure what is needed.

We look forward to the challenge we have before us and together we can be a part of

“Feeding the Multitude on Faith and a Few Loaves and Fishes”

Once again, God does not ask us about our ability, but our availability.

God bless you!

Reverend Dick Miller

Loaves and Fishes Food Ministry

Loaves and Fishes Food Ministry

PRIORITY NEEDS FOOD LIST

Canned Items

Beans – any kind, kidney, navy, pinto, pork & beans, etc.

Soup

Baby Food

Vegetables

Peanut Butter

Meat, canned – any kind plain or with noodles, Spam or Corned beef

Beef Stew

Tuna

Fruit Juice-any kind, bottled, canned or frozen

Dry Items

Cereal, box or bag, also baby cereal

Macaroni & Cheese, box

Rice

Dry Milk

Crackers

Muffin mix, box or bag

Pasta

Cake Mix

Pudding Mix

Bread

Refrigerated Items

Eggs

Margarine

Meat- fresh or frozen

Cheese

Non-Food Items

Toilet paper

Soap

Toothpaste
Deodorant
Diapers and Wipes-Adult and children
Shampoo

Other personal items, such as toothbrush, deodorant, etc.