Feed My Sheep

Tonight we read a story from John 21 about a time that God surprised the disciples.  They couldn't find any fish.  God surprised them by telling them where to fish.  They were hungry.  God surprised them by showing up on the lakeshore with a hot breakfast.  It wasn't too long after Jesus fed the disciples that he left them with an instruction: feed my sheep.

This morning we joined together with the faithful people of St. Paul's.  We heard God's word and then spent the afternoon feeding Jesus' sheep.  And the best part?  God surprised us in all sorts of ways.  We had the perfect amount of food, the right number of helpers, grateful dinner guests, and an all around super day.  By the end of the afternoon our team of 18 busy Zumbro worker bees fed 99 individuals in St. Paul's fellowship hall.

Rena wrote words of encouragement on the snack packs we sent with each dinner guest.

 Eli and the hamburger team prepared 35 pounds of taco meat.

Lucas and Will prove that kids of all ages can be really helpful servants. 

All the lettuce choppers were thrilled when Pastor Lisa discovered yet one more cooler filled with lettuce to be chopped. 

And ... action! 

Yep.  Damon proves it.  We really did go through all that lettuce! 

Megan, Rena, Sam and Abby mixed up some delicious brownies. 

Jack washed and washed and washed and washed that lettuce... 

Grant and Janette filled the 2 largest bowls of fresh pineapple we've ever seen. 

Yes, Jan, more lettuce. 

I'm not too sure who was more excited about that lettuce - Angela or Jan? 

Good thing Rich, Carl and Marcus cut the tomatoes in record time.  We were saving them lots of dirty dishes to wash.