Peter: Feeding Body and Soul
Peter’s service looks simple: food runs every couple of weeks. But behind those trips are a thousand quiet acts of care.
“I come about every two weeks,” Peter says. “Replenish the meat, replenish the eggs, replenish the hot dogs. Bring bananas, bread, and snacks. I know I like something sweet after a meal, and I’m sure they do too.”
He works with the meat manager at Felton’s in Plant City to package everything in single servings. “He’ll take the chicken quarters and put one per pack, and the same for pork chops,” Peter says. “I bring about forty pounds each trip. I’m sure they lose money labor-wise, but he understands what we’re doing. He’s a Christian too.”
Peter’s partnership has kept residents stocked with fresh protein—something rare in food donations. “You can buy a forty-pound box of chicken quarters for about twenty-six dollars,” he says. “It’s really inexpensive.”
But for him, it’s not about the logistics. It’s about connection. “The more I came, the more I got involved,” Peter says. “You get to know their stories. You understand the dysfunction, the hurt, the rough roads they’ve walked. Sometimes they act out, sometimes they’re unusual—but we love them and give them a chance to stay.”
Every carton of eggs and loaf of bread becomes a kind of communion—a reminder that feeding people is holy work.
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