Produce Stand has arrived!

Finally, our produce stand has arrived and was open for business Saturday for the first time!

The stand came Tuesday and by Thursday was put together. There is a program that the state prison does and the stand was put together by inmates. Mrs. Katie was able to talk with them and befriend them and was able to witness to them. She brought them lunch from McDonald's', which was a very special treat for them. She asked them if they knew who Jesus was, and they all said yes. She also asked if they had a Bible and they all said yes. One told her that he didn't read it like he should. She also was able to share about Christ and how he was crucified between two thieves. This really got the attention of one of the men. He was very curious as to who that thief was that Jesus said "today you will be with me in paradise". But the Bible never states their names. Two of the men were charged with they had beaten someone up with the intent to kill, another was a drug dealer. He told Mrs. Katie that he never has done drugs, but he made a good living at being a dealer. On Wednesday, it rained and Mrs. Katie said that two of the men were dancing around in the rain and seemed so happy that it was raining. One of the men, told her that he hadn't felt rain on his face in over a year. Mrs. Katie really made an impact on these men and earned their respect. One man told her, that most people wouldn't even look at them, must less talk to them, because most people looked down upon them. Mrs. Katie told them that everyone makes mistakes and that you can make a good mistake. One asked her what did she mean by that, and she said that if you learn from the mistake, it was a good mistake. One of the men had served 7 years and had another 11 years to go. He hadn't seen anyone from his family in 7 years. Mrs. Katie got their information and addresses and was going to write to them.

They did a good job on our produce stand. It looks like a cute little country store. We hope this will bring in more business and be inviting for people to come.

Before it was fixed all cute...

After....