Food needs update

Storehouse is continuing to give away around 15 or more food bags every week. That's around 15 main meals (meat, veg, potato/pasta/rice), 15 desserts, 15 snack meals, 15 cartons of long life milk, around 45 variety boxes of cereal, 15 cans of beans/spaghetti, 15 tins of soup etc etc. As you can see, that's a lot of food that is given away every week, but it is only as a result of the ongoing support and generosity of everyone who gives food and toiletries to Storehouse. At the moment we are running particularly low on all of the following:

• tinned meat
• tinned veg
• desserts
• pasta and pasta sauces

We will also need the other items that we give away each week, especially

• tinned snack meals
• tinned fish/cold meat
• cereals
• long life milk
• pot noodles
• snacks, biscuits
• tea bags

Every tin, carton or packet that is given to Storehouse really does make a difference. We give away around 60 bags a month in response to requests from a wide range of local agencies, but each bag is for someone in real need. Your kindness and generosity is what enables Storehouse to keep helping to meet these needs, and to show something of God's care and compassion for the poor and needy. Thank you.

Food needs...

Already this month Storehouse has given away more than 30 bags of food to needy people in and around Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk. As a result we urgently need the following items:

• long life milk (we have none left in the cupboards)
• tinned meat (we had 2 tins left on Wednesday)
• tinned meals like ravioli, spag bol etc (hardly any left)

We also getting low on fish, vegetables and desserts. If you are able to drop any of these items in to the Vineyard Centre or in the Storehouse buckets on Sunday morning we would be really grateful. Not only us, but each tin will make a real difference to someone who maybe might not otherwise be able to put a meal on his or her plate that day. Thank you and may God bless you as you continue to support this invaluable way of reaching out with compassion to people in need in our community.

April stats

April was yet another busy month, although very slightly quieter than previous months. During the month 10 different local agencies made a total of 54 requests, which, when added to non agency requests, resulted in 63 food bags being given away. Whether months and weeks are busy or quiet, each food bag that is given away makes a big difference to the recipient. And each tin or packet of food is food that someone otherwise might not have had, but for the kindness of the person who chose to give it. So thank you to everyone who has given food and toiletries to Storehouse through the last month; already we are starting to run low on some basic items like desserts, meat and veg so every one or two cans that you give really do make a difference. May God bless you as you share his goodness and kindness with those in need. Thank you.