At Mom’s Pantry, people come for groceries — but they leave with something far more lasting.
Every weekend, women from local sober-living homes are dropped off at the Pantry for support, food, and hope. Some are freshly sober. Some are running from brokenness. All of them are searching for something more. And often, they meet Faith — a volunteer who does more than hand out food. She listens. She prays. She notices.
A few weeks ago, as Faith was getting ready to serve at the Pantry, the Lord whispered something unexpected: Give away your earrings today. It seemed odd. She rarely gets compliments on her earrings, so she tucked the thought away — until later that morning, one of the women at the Pantry stopped her and said, “I love your earrings.” Faith smiled, took them off, and handed them over.
The woman’s eyes welled with tears. She told the others in the van what had just happened — a stranger had noticed her. Loved her. Chosen to give, just because. “No one’s ever done something like that for me,” she said softly. A pair of earrings became a doorway for dignity.
But that was only the beginning.
Later that same week, as Faith was preparing to leave the Pantry, a van from another women’s home pulled in. She felt the nudge again — stay. So she walked up and greeted the women, one of whom stepped out with a smile from ear to ear.
“I’m having the best day! It’s just a wonderful day!” Faith grinned and said, “That’s the joy of the Lord!” The girl paused. “Well… I don’t really know the Lord.” “Would you like to?”
That moment cracked open eternity.
There in the parking lot, Faith sat with her and two others. They talked. They laughed. And then they prayed. All three women gave their lives to Jesus. Not inside a sanctuary — but sitting on the curb, surrounded by groceries and grace.
As if planned by Heaven, Faith just so happened to have three Bibles in her car — one for each woman. She handed them out, encouraged their faith, and watched as God filled what once felt empty.
This is the power of presence. Of saying yes. Of simply showing up. And behind it all — the shelves, the food, the outreach, the vehicles pulling into the parking lot — is Kingdom Builders. When you give above and beyond, you make ministries like Mom’s Pantry possible. You provide the space where miracles happen, and you help create the moments where lives are changed forever.
It may look like groceries. But it’s always about the gospel.
