Munchiez

For just over 12 months our Corps has partnered with Unley Park Baptist Church and Edwardstown Baptist Church to operate the Munchiez Food Van.

Munchiez will continue to operate under the eigis of these two fine churches.

Our church, however, has run into a few problems, mostly logistical, that will prevent our ongoing partnership. This Thursday, March 15, will be our last Thursday.

1. Our Thursday nights now clash with two meals per month being offered by Marion Church of Christ. Our sandwich van cannot "compete" with the Marion Life two-couse-sit-down meal, nor should it. This has directly impacted attendances at Munchiez.

2. The other churches have offerings each week (after their services) to support the Munchiez ministry. We have relied on recurrent budgets to fund our share, as I have believed our congregation would not be open to another offering each week. This is in effect costing us close to $400 per month for the upkeep of the van, food and so on. (That's $4800 per year without any income).

3. Volunteers are leaving the ministry. We lost a group last year who thought the van was unsafe, despite its frequent maintenance and servicing. We have this year lost almost another whole team. Last month, on one Thursday, not one member of a team showed up to work!

4. We have no coordinator for our teams. I have tried to pull this together, especially since Nathan has left, however this is not sustainable.

Please pray for the ongoing ministry that is Munchiez. They will still be delivering food from our site and will still be engaging with members of our community in Jesus' name. We trust the ministry to Unley Park and Edwardstown knowing their fine witness and thank God for their work.