PawPaw’s story
Making a difference requires little more than a heart that is willing to serve.
Thanks to the willing heart of founder Mike Rice, the seed was planted for Pawpaw’s Homeless ministry on June of 2019.
At the end of the first evening of Vacation Bible School at St. Elmo’s United Methodist church that year, there was quite a bit of food left over. This is a common circumstance at many VBS’s across the country. Mike Rice’s response was quite uncommon indeed.
That night, Pawpaw Mike decided he did not want to let the food go to waste. So he quietly packed it up and headed to 11th Street to hand it out to those who could really use it. He did so with no fanfare or announcements. The only ones who knew were God, himself, and those he served. He saw a need, a change he wanted to make, and that night nearly a decade ago, he took a tiny step forward to “be the change" he wanted to see
.….and so began Pawpaw’s Homeless Ministry.
Those humble beginnings have grown to over 60,000 meals served since then.
Please click on the button below to see the items that we need for the ministry.
Our top current needs
- Coats
- Gloves
- Hand warmers
- Hats
- Scarves
- Winter clothes
- Canned vegetables
- Cooking oil
- Peanut butter
Behind Every Number is a Story.
Since our humble beginnings at that VBS in June of 2019, we have been blessed to serve tens of thousands of meals to those in need.
From the volunteers to the meals served, people are the heart of Pawpaw’s Homeless Ministry. The numbers reflect mere quantity, but the quality is found in every story that is behind each number.
Priceless
Lives touched, and hearts changed.
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