9-3-14

9-3-14

Good Morning!

Last night as I was getting into 'Burrito mode' and checking on what supplies we will need tonight I was reminded by Brent David that we gave out over 500 burritos last week. 500! My reply to that was, "Yeah, pretty amazing." "To say the least," replied Brent. Man oh Man was he right. Pretty Amazing was the understatement of the year.

I'm sitting here now as I was last night looking for adjectives to describe what has been going on with UBFM as of late. The outpouring of donations of food, water, bug spray and most importantly, time has been overwhelming. Week after week our numbers are growing along with the amount of food we are able to give out. Think about this. When Tommy Clark started this mission a few years ago, it was him and a bag of burritos and some bottled water riding out of his house on Roberta. Fast forward to now and we have several groups of folks making burritos and having fellowship prior to coming downtown to ride along with 20-25 other folks from all different walks of life to deliver not only burritos and water, but also bug spray, clothes, shoes, candy, cookies and Bibles. If we have it, we will give it out.

Sarah Petschonek keeps sending us folks from her group with the Volunteer Odyssey. These are folks that are part of the giving and helping that this city is known for. Great things are happening in this city and UBFM is part of those great things. Week after week I see the overwhelming displays of kindness and giving that are giving people hope and faith on the streets.

If you'd like to be a part of this we ride on Wednesday nights at 8 at the corner of Poplar and Second street in downtown Memphis. You can park in the lot next to the church. All you need is a bike, a backpack, a helmet and a giving heart. If you don't have the first three, then show up at 6pm and help Brent, Gary W Gardo and David Corum make some of the burritos that will we be handing out later this evening. If you can't make it down tonight, please keep us in your thoughts as we ride out to deliver some hope and faith on the streets of Memphis.

As always, we are in need of bottled water, bug spray and any sweet treats that you may want to donate. You can drop it off at my place on the front porch. My address is 3663 Autumn Ave, Memphis, Tn 38122.

Cheers