Saturday, September 9, was a blessing to the community and would not have been possible without the generous hearts of our volunteers and donors, who gave their time to help those in need. Compassion Ministries arrived at Union County alongside Save the Babies, United Healthcare, Second Harvest Food Bank at East Tennessee, and Walgreens for Saturday's free drive-thru pantry. We had volunteers from all over, including Black Oak Baptist and Grace and Glory Church. Because of your generosity, we were able to feed 385 families. Save the Babies gave out 1,500 diapers, 28 packs of wipes as well as cribs, and formula. Walgreens made it so flu shots were available through their Medical Mobile trailer. We want to thank Troy and Jamie Reid at Matthew 25:35, who provided hot meals for the volunteers and our food pantry recipients, as well as Dwight with United Healthcare, who helped sponsor Saturday’s event. We cannot thank everyone enough for all their time and dedication! The Lord has provided!

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We had a wonderful mobile food pantry at Union County High School in Maynardville, Tn on October 30 serving 300 families. The Lord blessed the hearts of the people and the many volunteers who came and worked along side us.