Winter and Spring 2025

We took a few weeks off the first part of January to rest, and the weather was not in favor to be outside!!! We headed back to the park in the middle of January and it was so fun to see everyone! First United Methodist and Brenham Pregnancy Center joined us for their usual night of the month. They are always there the 2nd Monday of the month! We had a new partner join us, Hearts Haven Ranch, they brought precious barn animals. They are usually at every dinner unless they have an emergency! The third Monday of the month brought us freezing temperatures so we skipped dinner! We braved the cold the last week with the 4-H Salem club and Hazel the blind goat!

February brought back story time and beautiful weather! We met Ellie the cow and little Miss Maizie the cow. Center Church, First United Methodist, National Charity League and New Beginnings Church partnered to serve. First United Methodist Youth joined us for craft,We served some family favorites, spaghetti, nacho’s and chicken spaghetti. You could tell it was still a little quiet, but the park was beginning to feel full for the start of spring! Slowly we have begun to introduce partners who are sharing their heart about Jesus on Monday nights! Thanks Chris and Corben.

Spring showed up and we got to feed lots of people!! Brenham Blessings and The Junior Heritage Belles brought 100 boxes filled with snacks for families over spring break!!! Twin City Missions joined us with crafts and mental health resources. It’s so wonderful to see the community come together. We have a few new partners join us to serve, Hands of Hope and Greenvine Lutheran Church! Thanks Greenvine Lutheran for sponsoring taco night! We loved meeting new animals from Hearts Haven Ranch.

April brought our First Easter in The Park!! We partnered with Vineyard Church, they shared the word and lead us in worship. We provided lunch and served 160 meals! Thanks to High Hope Care Center and The NCL for stuffing over 1000 Easter eggs for the kids! Oh, and Hearts Haven Ranch brought a lamb and donkey, how precious! During Maifest we set up at Henderson Park and had pulled pork sandwiches catered by Royers Cafe and Brenham Pickleball served! Thanks to our Gather n Grace Volunteers for showing up and serving every Monday night. We are grateful for all our partners.

This year we have seen more partners link arms with us, our volunteers continue to deliver Tuesday to-go’s to 50 homebound individuals. Prayer becoming more available at dinner and Sunday’s in the park become a more frequent experience!!

Thanks to y’all’s donations we were able to serve nearly 3000 meals this year!