I have come down to rescue them (Exodus 3:8)

I read this verse this week as we are (hopefully) seeing the end of the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic in the not too distant future. The Lord has certainly rescued many people in our community here through the efforts of many people and agencies including The Salvation Army food bank and the Bread of Life Soup kitchen.

The Bread of Life Centre was also rescued by the Lord through this pandemic. In the months before the pandemic, the Bread of Life was broke. It had gone through a number of Executive Directors in a short period of time. The end of their long history of ministry to the community seemed like it was coming to an end.

A couple of members of their board came and spoke to me at The Salvation Army about the possibility of the Army absorbing the Bread of Life. Through many months of discussions, we then agreed instead to an operational agreement. The Bread of Life would continue to exist. The Bread of Life would recommit to its Christian roots, heritage, and mission. The Salvation Army would take over the day-to-day operations on behalf of the Bread of Life Board.

Through this recommitment and agreement the Lord provided and the Lord used the Bread of Life and The Salvation Army in miraculous ways to serve this community. The Bread of Life which was broke and about to have to close its doors forever, it seemed, received thousands of dollars in covid funding and through its relationship with the Army and was able to access tens of thousands of dollars in ongoing funding. Now it looks like the Centre will be able to receive more than $100 000.00 annual funding directly from its relationship with the Army. All this AND God has raised the soup kitchen's profile in our community. And the Army and the Bread of Life have partnered to feed and care for this community between 150 000 and 200 000 times already to date throughout the pandemic. The Lord had provided. The Lord provides.

He has rescued the Bread of Life and He has used the Bread of Life and The Salvation Army to rescue many others during the pandemic.

Praise be to God.

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