How a church and a student ministry can fill hearts and bellies together

BY MIKE MILLER

On Thursday, Oct. 17, the Faith UMC Dialogue Sunday School Class served a lunch of homemade casseroles and homemade rolls, plus trays of cookies to the students at the TU (University of Tulsa) Wesley Center in Tulsa. About 18 cooks made homemade casseroles and one cook, Deborah McIntyre, made 180 of her famous homemade rolls, to serve a delicious meal at the TU Wesley Center. We served about 165 persons, - some more than once - and pretty much served every last spoonful. Nine volunteers plus Rev. Emily Robnett and her son Bram did the serving and clean up.

Our class leader Mike created labels for each casserole, so the students with dietary restrictions could see what was in each dish. One of our Jordanian class members, Salim Akrabawi, cooked a dish called Nejadra, of rice, lentils and onions which was also a vegan dish and very popular. And the Wesley provided drinks, salads and fruit.

No one left hungry, and the compliments to the chefs were abounding!

Several Faith UMC cooks made a huge homemade meal for 165 hungry student at TU Wesley. Submitted photos.

Several Faith UMC cooks made a huge homemade meal for 165 hungry student at TU Wesley. Submitted photos.