Dear Friend,

     Every week across our weekly site communities, something simple and beautiful happens. People gather around a grill, a table, or a prayer moment… and relationships begin to form. Volunteers and guests share meals, stories, and the hope of Jesus—one conversation at a time.

     For some, these weekly sites are a place to serve. For others, they are a place to receive a meal. But for many like Kerry-Lynn, they become something deeper: A place to belong.

     At Feed the Need Missions, we have always believed that a hot meal can be the starting point for deeper connection, hope, and discipleship. As our communities grow and more families face uncertainty, hardship, and isolation, the need for safe, consistent, relational ministry continues to rise.

     After a painful separation, ongoing medical challenges, and the weight of raising her girls alone, Kerry-Lynn felt deeply isolated. “I didn’t know where I belonged anymore,” she told us. “I just needed to be around people.”

     At the invitation of two friends, Kerry-Lynn visited a site—not for food, but for community. She was welcomed immediately, prayed for without judgment, and surrounded by people who cared. The following week, she stepped into the greeting line and unexpectedly found herself praying for another woman who was hurting.

     “The words I prayed for her were the words God wanted me to hear for myself,” she said. “He put me exactly where I needed to be.”

     As Kerry-Lynn continued coming, something beautiful happened. Volunteers noticed when she was not there. Guests remembered her name. Kids lit up when they saw her. Her girls started helping with food running and making cards. Slowly, she began to discover that what she longed for most—connection—had found her.

     “I started seeing people around town who knew me,” she said. “I didn’t expect that. I didn’t know I could find a community that extended into my whole life.”

     Stories like Kerry-Lynn’s are why Feed the Need Missions exists. Through simple meals and consistent weekly presence, we are building communities where people are known, loved, and reminded of the hope found in Jesus. Stories just like this are being repeated across every one of our weekly site communities—and in the new places God is calling us to plant.

     “It wasn’t just hamburgers,” she said. “It was people really caring about each other. It gave me peace in the middle of my chaos. I found a place where I could heal—and also a place where I could serve.”

     Today, Kerry-Lynn is one of the hundreds of volunteers across all our communities who step out each week to feed people physically and spiritually. People who were once served now serve others. People once searching for hope now pray, welcome, and love their neighbors. This is the heart of our mission: mobilizing believers to build disciple-making communities that reflect the love of Jesus.

     Thank you for your partnership, your prayers, and your generosity. God is at work through this mission, and together we will continue showing up for individuals and families who need to know they are seen, loved, and never alone.

With Gratitude,