More About Life in the Kitchen

"COOK because freakin' miracle worker is not a job title" from left to right: Lauren - assistant cook; Ron - head cook; Lorene - kitchen assistant (responsible largely for organizing MOW); Vi - kitchen administrator

This is my kitchen crew at The Window, Inc. and I got these shirts for all of us because we work miracles out of that kitchen - I should say God works miracles through us out of that kitchen.

We prepare meals for about 35-38 recipients on our Meals on Wheels program every day. We are also 3 weeks into a new Lunch Box program where we have 10 recipients every day (as of yesterday) - it is continuing to grow. Then we prepare a hot lunch for approx 80 people every day. That's a lot of food and a lot of preparation.  We have lots of stories and see lots of miracles. We have fun, we work hard and there are days that are very difficult. God is on the move and He is working. We are reaching the core of His heart when we take care of the poor and the widow and the fatherless.

90% of the food that we prepare is made from scratch and from donations.  We make our menus predominately by follow our "6-week plan" for MOW. Depending on what comes in and what needs to be used - is how we determine our menu for the day. It can change from the evening before to the next morning. During the afternoon - donations can come through that we don't know about until we arrive in the morning and depending on what comes in - can determine whether or not our menu changes for the day. =)

It keeps us on our toes and keeps us from being bored.

We are now also talking about adding something new to our week. More details will be coming.

If you are in the area and would love to come be a part of this awesome team - we can use the help. Please contact me here and then I will send my personal contact info.  If you would love to help monetarily - I am going to attach the link to The Window's website.

The Window with all of it's services, takes care of approx 300 people per day. It is a vibrant community outreach. We are striving to make it more relevant to the people that we serve. We are looking at new and fresh ways to bring life and to be a blessing. We want to see people grow in every way and to see and be a step in their journey to getting back on their feet. We do our best to bring respect, dignity, and value to their lives as they struggle to maintain and even survive.

 http://www.thewindowofgoshen.com