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"I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." - Matthew 25:40
From the Heart of the Founder and Director...
March 25, 2009
Look What the Lord Has Done
Ten years ago on March 5th the Lord opened the doors of The Bridge on 20th ministry.
At that time we knew we had the building free of charge for two months, and in obedience to His call to "meet the people where they are at, accept them as they are and share the unconditional love of Jesus," trusting in His grace we set out to do just that.
In ten years the Lord has been faithful in accomplishing His purpose through us, and I would have to write a book to tell of all the miracles we have witnessed
To look at just some of what the Lord has done:
Ten years ago we started with God given faith and the desire to be obedient. That hasn't changed. But that's about all!
We opened the doors with a 12-cup coffee pot; now we make 300 cups a day!
Then we used a large household kitchen soup pot and now we have a pot that makes 800 bowls at a time.
One full-time and a few part-time volunteers were those serving. Now nine hand-picked-by-God staff and many faithful volunteers serve here.
Our budget of $900 per month has increased to $14,000 per month.
A dream of partnering with the city Church has developed into having partnerships of varying degrees with at least 45 different churches as well as five Bible schools and a number of para-church organizations representing many different denominations.
Most exciting of all is that countless people have made commitments to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!
We have had the privilege of baptizing 29 and dedicating 11 children.
We have had two weddings and have had to bury some.
We have witnessed many lives (including our own) that have been and are being transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit!
The list goes on, but what I want to do is ask you to stand with me giving Glory and Honor to the only One who is worthy, and declare His Greatness, His Goodness and His Faithfulness!
A deep and heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you who have also been obedient in supporting this work of God.
Many blessings and much love,
Linda
You might think The Bridge is just another soup kitchen. It's true, we have been serving free nutritious bowls of soup plus hot cups of coffee and tea since March 1998.
