Comments on: Increased Demand Continues http://thefoodpantry.org/2009/01/28/increased-demand-continues/ The Food Pantry’s mission is to increase access to food for hungry people. We provide food directly to the hungry through food pantries. We also provide funding to new and existing food pantries in the San Francisco Bay area. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:21:46 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: thefoodpantry.org http://thefoodpantry.org/2009/01/28/increased-demand-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 thefoodpantry.org Thu, 05 May 2011 17:13:33 +0000 http://thefoodpantry.org/?p=99#comment-1636 Increased demand continues.. Bang-up :) Increased demand continues.. Bang-up :)

]]> By: Pat http://thefoodpantry.org/2009/01/28/increased-demand-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Pat Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:54:52 +0000 http://thefoodpantry.org/?p=99#comment-14 Hello Sara, I am reading your book "Take This Bread" right now, and it's challenging me pretty deeply right now. A year ago, I read "Irresistible Revolution" by Shane Claiborne which shook me to the core and caused me to reconsider whether my idea of church and Christianity were as right as I thought it was. Your book is having a very similar effect, and seeing what is resulting from your experience through the food pantry is incredibly inspiring. The one thing that I can't get over in my own life is not knowing where to start. I grew up in a small suburb where there was minimal poverty, and now work in a city where I see it every day. I am a former worship pastor, and while I believe the church I was at was and is doing incredible stuff reaching out to those who don't go to church, it wasn't connecting with these new thoughts books such Shane's and yours are causing me to have. Anyway, sorry to go on and on. I just want you to know that I think what you are doing in San Francisco is absolutely incredible. I can't wait to finish the book (I'm on page 100) to see the journey you took to get there. Take care, Pat Hello Sara,
I am reading your book “Take This Bread” right now, and it’s challenging me pretty deeply right now. A year ago, I read “Irresistible Revolution” by Shane Claiborne which shook me to the core and caused me to reconsider whether my idea of church and Christianity were as right as I thought it was. Your book is having a very similar effect, and seeing what is resulting from your experience through the food pantry is incredibly inspiring.

The one thing that I can’t get over in my own life is not knowing where to start. I grew up in a small suburb where there was minimal poverty, and now work in a city where I see it every day. I am a former worship pastor, and while I believe the church I was at was and is doing incredible stuff reaching out to those who don’t go to church, it wasn’t connecting with these new thoughts books such Shane’s and yours are causing me to have.

Anyway, sorry to go on and on. I just want you to know that I think what you are doing in San Francisco is absolutely incredible. I can’t wait to finish the book (I’m on page 100) to see the journey you took to get there.

Take care,
Pat

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