Spring 2019
Friends and Supporters
of Sunrise Christian Food Ministry:
Great news-
Halleluiah the Lord has
risen. We serve a living God. Jehovah-Jireh
– The Lord will provide. Elohim – The
all powerful creator.
Wonderful news–
We have COMPLETED our
Walk-in Cooler/Freezer Project. We have persevered
for 3 ½ years to bring the vision to completion. This started in the summer of 2015, when the
Deacon Board at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church asked what a dream was for
us. We answered to convert a storage
room into a cooler/freezer. Then God
surprised us when they came back in the fall with a large check for 1/3 of the
expected cost. At that time the vision
was cast and we put together a team to see what to do.
From the beginning, we
had Norm Covell – Project Manager, Doug Asche – Civil Engineer, Wes Witt –
Architect, Bob Hart – Contractor, and Pat Green – Refrigeration Contractor, and
Bob Mathews – Advent Church representative. As we investigated the feasibility of changing a room it became quite
obvious the physical and engineering challenges would be over powering. It was asked why we were not building a
stand-alone unit. Advent Church agreed
the property outside the food closet could be used. So the vision grew. Plans were created and
estimates of equipment made. Then it was discovered there was not enough
electrical power coming into the site. So the next 18 months were spent working with SMUD and others on what to
do.
We hired Neil McInsac of
Capitol Electric and he came in and worked out all the issues with SMUD and
began to rewire the building and load centers we needed for the Project. Electrical needs were completed in fall of
2017.
Then the next challenge was building the insulated
foundations. Contractors were extremely
busy with all the construction going on in northern California due to wild
fires and other losses. We hired Dave
Christman and Spanda Industries. They were able to come in the spring of 2018
and did all the excavating and pouring the special foundations.
Finally we were ready to order the actual box units. They were delivered to the site in December
2018. Erection, wiring, mechanical
connections, and floor sealing was completed. And then, Praise the Lord, final inspection and approval was made in
April 2019.
What a road we took to see the vision come to completion. God was in it all the time. He grew our ability to have humility, patience,
trust and walk with Him. From what we
thought was to be $20,000 – 30,000 and 4 months of time grew to over $100,000
and 3 ½ years. But God has worked
miracle after miracle. Through the
generosity of all of you, all of the costs (always increasing through the
years) have been met. Each of the
contractors have given discounts to the contracts. And all the concrete (excess of 34 yards) was
donated by Teichert Ready Mix Company.
To celebrate the completion of the Project, we are having an Open
House and Dedication on Saturday May
4, 2019. Hours will be from
10:30 – 12:00. All are invited to come
and see what, where, why and how we do the ministry of your food closet.
Regular news-
2019 has continued being a year of growth of clients. We are now serving between 60 – 90 families
every day. That represents about 240
individuals. We provide 5 days of food
per person which is about 10 pounds. So
every day we are handing out over 2400 pounds of food. Again, we are blessed to have all this
provided. .
We continue needing
volunteers. Volunteering can be 1 or 2 days a week, 1 or 2 days a month, or on
a standby substitute list. You can even
form your own team of folks and have your own day of the month. If interested and available stop on by the food closet
to see what is needed
Our praises and prayers:
- Praise for Gods abundant grace in supplying all the needs for the
cooler/freezer project
- Prayer for Open House / Dedication on 5/4/19
- Praise for support and encouragement from all supporters
- Pray for continued donations of product and finances
- Pray for strength, health, and additional volunteers.
Thank you
May the God of Provision and Hope continue to richly
bless you for your continued prayers and support.
The Board
Sunrise Christian Food Ministry
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