CAROLYN REED STROUD
Ed and I are
completing our 14th year as coordinators of the Outreach Ministries of
Trinity Fellowship Church. These ministries include Harvest
House, which is the food outreach center, where we give food to those
who need it; the WearHouse, with clothing and household goods; the
Furniture Ware House; Back-to-School Outreach, with school supplies
given to approximately 300 students each year; and the Christmas
Outreach, with groceries given to about 150 families. We
coordinate the volunteers who help with all of these ministries, as
well as the volunteers for summer Lunch-in-the-Park, and
year-around Kids' Cafe that feeds supper to needy families at four
Pampa schools. Over 5,000 people have been helped through
these ministries in the last year.
We believe
that the
Lord has placed us in this work to fulfill the destiny and purpose that
He has created us for. Jesus was our example, as He taught the
importance of serving others. He taught us that as we minister to
others, especially those in need, we are ministering to Him.
As Ed and
I have
completed 50 years of marriage, we are just as excited about continuing
to serve the Lord in these outreaches. The last 14 years have been
especially fulfilling and gratifying, and we're eager to see how the
Lord plans to use us in the future.
As senior
adults, our classmates need to uphold the values we were
taught when we were kids in school together, and stand firmly for our
country, believing that God is going to bring our nation back to the
principles that our country was founded on. There
are so many ways we can serve our communities, our churches, and our
nation. We can make a difference--just remember, we're
the "ANGELS SENT FROM HEAVEN--THE CLASS OF '57."