“Two hungry kids, no job, need food,” which is written on a jagged piece of cardboard, moves in and out of sight in shades of green, followed by yellow, then finally, red.
The woman holding the sign shrinks back when asked to tell her name. She doesn’t want people to know how hard a time she is having. She only wants them to know her children are hungry.
For her, Thanksgiving Day is shaping up to be like all the other ones lately ”” not enough food on the table, little hope in the tank.
But fortunately, for Upstate residents like her in need of a Thanksgiving meal, local churches and charities are working to provide it.
Another upstate organization giving thanks by putting out the meals is the amazing Rev. Ronal King’s Feed the Hungry in Rock Hill. Our church (through the efforts of one dedicated lady) has used recycled aluminum cans to help raise money for this ministry the past couple of years.
God bless all the churches that are helping unfortunate people to weather the storm. If it hadn’t been for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals we four (Mom, Dad, Sis and me) were able to walk to (1932-1934) we would have had a hard time. And a special memorial blessing to that neighbor who one time shared all he had with us (lot’s of tomato soup and crackers).