The mobile food pantry was up and running at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Galway building, once again handing out much needed food to those in the surrounding neighborhoods. Members of the Church’s Windcrest Ward in the East Stake and other volunteers assisted Catholic Charities as their “Hope Mobile” arrived stocked with pantry items to help the underserved in the area. Members and volunteers assisted those who came to fill out the necessary paperwork to request the grocery items. Other volunteers helped to fill their orders and load them into cars.
Estella Ibarra, from the Church’s Buena Vista Ward, was impressed by the operations and the needs that were being filled. She was touched by the volunteers and the effort made to assist people. She said, ” I wanted to come here because I didn’t know what it was all about. I thought it was about serving food. But it was the opposite, it was about giving the food.” She was impressed how their needs were met and humbled by the opportunity to serve.
James Mears, President of the Church’s San Antonio East Stake was on hand, and mentioned that food pantry operations would soon move to a new location. The Hope Mobile will head to the Church’s Buena Vista building on Castroville Road beginning October of 2019. There, members and volunteers from different faiths, will continue to serve as the Savior has counseled – serving with “one heart”.