Meet Sam

Sam Breno found The Fort because of our food pantry. He began receiving help from the food pantry because he had fallen on some rough times. While he got help from our pantry a few times, he would have conversations with Roxie or me from time to time.

Well, Sam went through a crisis in his family. He decided that the same church that offered him help when he needed it most just might be able to help with another kind of help through this crisis he was now experiencing.

The first service he attended was the 30 Days To Live final service (you can watch the video of that service HERE). He has come each week since then. He came in for a personal visit (not for help from the pantry) to speak with me about his family crisis and for prayer also. We prayed together.

I genuinely was happy that for one of the first times in Sam's life he was turning to the church (and God) for help. And God answered his prayers. He worked out the issues within his family. Sam came bouncing into church last week so happy.

He wasn't there to get anything, he was there to worship and celebrate because this God whom he had turned to had heard his prayers. And so he worshiped.

The Fort helps people like Sam all the time. Not everyone who receives help from our food pantry starts attending services but that isn't why we do what we do. We're not trying to boost our attendance. We're simply trying to help people with a real need in their lives.

That's what true ministry is all about. Meet people where they are, help them with the real needs they are facing. Then you have built credibility in their eyes. It really is true that people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

You can help us meet real needs in the lives of people just like Sam by giving to our food pantry. It is a very important ministry of The Fort. It is hard to believe that by simply giving a can of vegetables to our pantry can open a door in someone's heart to help them be able to hear the gospel, but that is exactly what can happen. So help us help people like Sam by giving to our food pantry.