When the Food Pantry Wasn't Enough
Dorothy Chen had volunteered at Grace Community's food pantry every Tuesday for eleven years. She knew the regulars by name — knew that Miguel's daughter...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 58:1-12.
Dorothy Chen had volunteered at Grace Community's food pantry every Tuesday for eleven years. She knew the regulars by name — knew that Miguel's daughter had asthma, that Keisha was studying for her GED, that Mr. Patterson preferred canned pears over peaches. But one Tuesday, Dorothy noticed something that stopped her mid-shelf. Three of the families in line worked at the poultry processing plant owned by a deacon in her own congregation.…
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