What Is It?

This Saturday, at early thirty for a Saturday especially when I am on official vacation, my dad and I participated in the church's (Lake Seminole Baptist Church) Second Harvest Manna Drop.  My mother was a bit under the weather so we made her stay home.  This was the 4th or 5th one this year (ish) at the church and probably the last for the year; we usually have them about once a quarter.  It turned out to be a beautiful day and in about a hour and a half, we provided 108 meals to families in Seminole County, Georgia.  Praise God, we were able to provide enough meals to all the families there and we didn't have to turn anyone away (we pretty much ran out of food at the end)!

What is a manna drop you ask?  Well, to drop some knowledge on you, when the Israelites fled Egypt they left with no food or water, and there were a lot of people.  After complaining, basically saying they would have preferred to be slaves in Egypt rather than be out in the desert with no food, God provided!  God gave the Israelites manna every morning (like dew on the ground) to collect and eat.  The Israelites could only gather what they could eat for the day and the rest would disappear (like frost) until the next morning (or go bad if they did collect it).  The term 'manna' comes from the Israelites asking "what is it"; manna means what is it.

Anyway, these manna drops at church enable us to serve God by serving others.  Today we put together 108 meals (which is about maybe a weeks worth of food for a family, give or take).  It is a great opportunity to serve the community and meet people's needs both physically (with food) and also emotionally/mentally/spiritually through praying over them and their needs and also talking to them about God (if the opportunity presents itself).

For me, these manna drops have been a blessing for me in allowing me to serve G0d, putting into practice Matthew 25:34-40.  I don't know how many people have joined a church because of these manna drops, but I know that people see Christ in our actions and the Second Harvest Manna Drops are an amazing opportunity to see God's love through His children's actions.