WEBVTT 1 00:00:06.700 --> 00:00:08.300 Welcome to Mission Works. 2 00:00:08.300 --> 00:00:10.000 Thanks to donors. 3 00:00:11.200 --> 00:00:15.800 Legend says that Nicholas a Christian Bishop of the third Century 4 00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:21.400 heard about a family that was so poor the father couldn't afford 5 00:00:21.400 --> 00:00:25.900 dowries for his three daughters. Not having money for the dowries 6 00:00:25.900 --> 00:00:29.400 the daughters would have to be sold into slavery. 7 00:00:30.400 --> 00:00:35.400 One night Nicholas secretly tossed bags of gold into their home. 8 00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:43.100 And so the custom grew Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, brings gifts. You and 9 00:00:43.100 --> 00:00:46.900 I are donors to Concordia Seminary because we celebrate the greatest 10 00:00:46.900 --> 00:00:52.600 gift of all God giving his Son to be our savior. One part of this 11 00:00:52.600 --> 00:00:57.900 multi-faceted mission that you support is the food bank. 12 00:00:59.200 --> 00:01:01.600 Seminarian Jonathan sharp says, 13 00:01:02.600 --> 00:01:07.300 I'd like to give my deepest thanks to everyone who supports the food 14 00:01:07.300 --> 00:01:09.000 bank. In doing this 15 00:01:09.000 --> 00:01:14.300 they are alleviating a key thing food cost from our minds. 16 00:01:16.300 --> 00:01:21.100 The food bank is now in its 30th year, it provides our students and 17 00:01:21.100 --> 00:01:26.100 their families with a wide variety of healthy foods at no cost. 18 00:01:26.100 --> 00:01:33.800 These foods are dense in nutrients like fresh and frozen meats, fresh 19 00:01:33.800 --> 00:01:40.600 and frozen fruits and vegetables yogurt, eggs, skim 2% and almond milk 20 00:01:40.600 --> 00:01:47.000 just to name a few. The food bank also stocks gluten-free, salt free and 21 00:01:47.000 --> 00:01:51.300 sugar free items for the benefit of those who are on restricted diets. 22 00:01:52.900 --> 00:01:57.800 Under the direction of, interim coordinator Hannah Loum, the Food Bank 23 00:01:57.800 --> 00:02:01.900 operates with careful Christian stewardship of donated dollars. 24 00:02:01.900 --> 00:02:07.700 Hannah is assisted by 8 student workers who handle most of the Food 25 00:02:07.700 --> 00:02:10.800 Banks talking and additional labor needs. 26 00:02:12.200 --> 00:02:17.600 Now since the pandemic began the Food Bank has adjusted how we provide 27 00:02:17.600 --> 00:02:19.300 items to our seminarians. 28 00:02:20.200 --> 00:02:25.000 Here a Food Bank student worker fills a fellow seminarians online 29 00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:25.900 grocery order. 30 00:02:25.900 --> 00:02:30.300 The amount students can order each month is based on their family 31 00:02:30.300 --> 00:02:30.900 size. 32 00:02:32.200 --> 00:02:37.500 Additional student workers bag orders for pick up. To ensure safety 33 00:02:37.500 --> 00:02:38.300 during the pandemic 34 00:02:38.300 --> 00:02:43.300 the number of workers in the Food Bank is limited to four at a time. 35 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:51.300 And we observe social distancing. Here soon workers are bringing orders 36 00:02:51.300 --> 00:02:57.500 to Koburg Hall a spacious Hall one floor up from the Food Bank. 20 37 00:02:57.500 --> 00:03:02.000 minutes before each order is scheduled for pick up the workers add 38 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:05.200 refrigerated and frozen items to the bags. 39 00:03:06.900 --> 00:03:12.500 This student worker is picking up his own Food Bank order. The preset 40 00:03:12.500 --> 00:03:17.600 staggered pickup times during the pandemic are scheduled at a maximum 41 00:03:17.600 --> 00:03:19.800 of 12 students per half hour. 42 00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:25.300 Saint Nicholas was a bishop devoted to our Lord Jesus. 43 00:03:25.300 --> 00:03:31.500 Thanks to donors like you who are also devoted to God's Gift of Jesus 44 00:03:31.500 --> 00:03:39.100 the Food Bank help students and helps with more than just food. Quoting 45 00:03:39.100 --> 00:03:40.500 seminarian Sharp again. 46 00:03:40.500 --> 00:03:47.100 My wife and I do live on a tight budget and the cost savings we get 47 00:03:47.100 --> 00:03:50.000 from the Food Bank are really important to us. 48 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:55.000 They enable us to put a little money into savings to have for an 49 00:03:55.000 --> 00:03:56.500 unexpected expense. 50 00:03:57.800 --> 00:04:04.400 Mission Works thanks to donors like you graced by the gift of 51 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:05.100 Jesus.