Monroe Circle Community Center

2006-01-09T14:47:00.000-05:00

SOME OF THE PEOPLE WAITING TO GET STARTED AT GCC FOR THE FOOD DROP!

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MARK BEESON GIVING DIRECTION TO JAMI

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AARON & SHELLEY GETTING READY TO ROCK AND ROLL!

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JOSIAH AND KEVIN...2 OF OUR HEAVY DUTY BOX LOADERS!

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GCC SR.PASTOR MARK BEESON & CONGRESSMAN CHRIS CHOCOLA WITH NBC REPORTER ON OUR TRUCK

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THE LINE FROM THE SEMI TO THE FTC TRUCK GOING TO MC3

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WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT ALL OF THESE BOXES???

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FEED THE CHILDTREN TRUCK BACKING IN MC3

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RUBY & FRIENDS PASSING THE BOXES DOWN THE LINE

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ALISON & OTHERS WAING FOR THE PASSING OF THE BOXES

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UNLOADING THE TRUCK AT MC3

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DUSTIN MAUST WORKIN WITH A SMILE AS ALWAYS!

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BILL ZIMMER

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JESUS USING OUR HANDS TO DO HIS WORK...

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THE ZIMMER TWINS WITH SOME FRIENDS...

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AMY ZIMMER STACKING BOXES..

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ONLY A FEW LEFT....

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THIS IS FUN!

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THE WHITMIRE'S

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AARON DEWINTER WORKIN HARD!

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ALMOST DONE!

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I THINK I CAN, I THINK I CAN...

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ALEX WHITMIRE!

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THE LAST BOX IS FINALLY UNLOADED!!

2006-01-09T14:22:00.000-05:00

GATHERING TOGETHER AT THE END...

HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY MC3!!

2005-12-30T14:22:00.000-05:00

We hit our one year mark this Tuesday January 3rd. We have been serving the Monroe Circle Community faithfully for 1 year. We have grown quite stedily over the last year and we still have not even hit every one in Monroe! It has been an amazing first year. We look forward to many new renovations this year and hope to add many new programs as well. Thank you to each and every person who has helped to make MC3 such a huge success and thank you Jesus for blessing us and our guests with your love and faithfullness.

A NEW FOUND PURPOSE

2005-11-08T10:23:00.000-05:00

Merri,

I had a great time today. Watching the interaction of the people and the prayer team really touched me.

Vicki and Tom were absolutely amazing with the people. As always GCC went all out and provided the WOW factor.

My whole day was made when after 11:00 when we were shutting down I was given a piece of paper from one other tower residents telling me of a resident that needed food and could not get out. I took our last box of food and milk back to the tower and up to the 4th floor. I hesitated to knock and debated on leaving it by the door. I decided to knock to be sure this person got the needed food. Inside was a woman who apparently was ill or healing from an injury. Around the corner peeked the cutest little girl. They both thanked me and were very happy they did not miss out. I left feeling a lot warmer inside.

It really feels good to help people on the front lines and puts things in to perspective seeing how needy and thankful these people are. I am not sure what was better seeing how thankful the people were or how genuine all the volunteers were.

I look forward to working with you guys in the future.

Please do not hesitate to ask for anything. I love to work hard and get involved. I will help in any way I can and will not think twice doing the things other do not want to do.

I work at Trans Tech Electric and could probably get some things to help with the fixing up such as light fixtures, wire, exit signs, etc... let me know.

If you guys need a hand working on the place between now and April 5th let me know.

Sincerely,

A person with a new found purpose.

Story To Share!

2005-09-29T09:20:00.000-05:00

Sara, a young woman who has been coming to Mc3 and has been sitting alone at a table by the wall. She was withdrawn and would barely acknowledge your presence. Last month she opened up a little, but Vicki still felt she wasn't ready. Then God said a little later to Vicki, "Go and ask Sara if you can sit at her table." Vicki did and she said yes! She asked Sara what she would be doing later that day and Sara sadi she wanted to go to the library, so they talked about reading books and learning, finding out they shared that love. They talked for quite awhile and Sara really shared. Sara loves the Lord and tries to help show it to her own environment. One way, she helps pick up trash, etc around the building where she lives in and and when residents ask her why she is doing that and that it didn't make a difference, Sara said everything makes a difference and everybody can do their part. Sara has some very deep hurting issues and has trust issues, so thank God for the opportunity to share time with her in His love. -- written by our prayer warrior Vicki Young.

DELIVERY DAY!

2005-09-28T15:32:00.000-05:00

I would like to introduce our new Inventory Team Leader...Shannon Papp (see pic below).
Shannon was formally our Admin Team sub-leader. Due to unforseen circumstances, our Inventory Team Leader Michelle asked to step down. Michelle, your time with MC3 was great. Thank you for your servants heart and for everything you did for MC3! We will miss you!

Welcome to Shannon who stepped up and took on this enormous role for us. She started off with a bang! She jumped in and rallied about 18-20 people to unload our VERY large delivery from FTC. 400 boxes+ loads of misc. items. It took a record breaking 30 minutes to unload the truck! They were cranking them out of the truck, down the rollers and then placing them in the store room! I was amazed! Well done team!

Last Tuesday we served 220 guests at MC3. It seems we are climbing in numbers from week to week. Isn't God good!

2005-09-28T15:30:00.000-05:00

SHANNON...our new Inventory Team Leader...SHE ROCKS!

2005-09-28T15:29:00.000-05:00

Our crew unloading the Feed The Children Truck!

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Mackenzie waiting to push the boxes down....isn't she sweet!

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Chad stopping to pose for a picture!

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Taking a break!

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Velma hard at work!

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Here come the boxes!

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Waiing for the next load!

MC3 ROCKS AGAIN!

2005-09-12T11:31:00.000-05:00

We served another wonderful 217 guests this past Tuesday! It is amazing to me every time we are there we are witness to the lives that get touched, the hearts that get mended, the empty bellies that get full, and the frowns that turn into smiles. You walk in and you can just sense the love and the presence of God in the air. We had one of our guests also step up and she is taking in some victims from Hurricane Katrina into her home. It is awesome to see how even though she is in need, she feels the call of Jesus to help out her fellow brothers and sisters. Community, love, faith, kindness, generosity, this is what you will find when you walk through the doors of MC3!

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We love babies!

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Vicki found a new friend!

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God in action!

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Enjoying the cafe and each other!

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A friendly place and smiling face...that is MC3!

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Jean is a working machine!!

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Edna serving a guest some tastie pasteries donated from Panera Bread!

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Carol and Erica serving up the coffee!

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JOHN....working hard!!

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Cindy, helping one of our guests

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Toni, one of our Inventory Volunteers

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Jeff, a RECON volunteer working hard!

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While waiting for her coffee, she reads a devotional that we place on every table.

2005-09-12T10:48:00.000-05:00

A veteren MC3/KO-OP 65 isn't she lovely!

2005-08-31T11:52:00.000-05:00

" God of Justice"...by Tim Hughes

God of Justice, Savior to all

Came to rescue the weak and the poor

Chose to serve and not be served

Jesus, you have called us

Freely we've received

Now freely we will give

We must go live to feed the hungry

Stand beside the broken

We must go

Stepping forward keep us from just singing

Move us into action

We must go

To act justly everyday

Loving mercy in everyway

Walking humbly before you God

You have shown us, what You require

Fill us up and send us out Lord

We must go!

That song says it all! We must go feed the hungry and stand beside the broken. That is what we do at MC3 with the help of many! Last night we had a HUGE shipment from Feed The Children. 450 food boxes, pallets of carrotts, cereal, mac & cheese, cookies and juice! Believe it or not, that will probably last through maybe 1 month of serving to our community. We really never know who will come walking through our doors on Tuesday mornings or how many! But we are always prepared and waiting with loving arms!

If by chance you are reading this and are not a volunteer at MC3 but would like to be, please let us know! We would love to have you come and be a part of our team!

2005-08-31T11:50:00.000-05:00

Merri unloading bottles of Juice!

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FTC Crew, Skip, and Nancy working hard!

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Our roller system at work!

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Our store room stocked the hilt!

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Our Tech guru Tom helping unload!!

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Michelle taking a break to pose for a picture!!

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Skip loading carts!

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Shelly loading boxes onto carts off our rollers!

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David working hard stacking the boxes in the store room!

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Nancy unloading the Feed The Children Truck.....FTC Driver waiting to grab the box.

ISAIAH 58:6-9

2005-08-18T11:37:00.000-05:00

"I will tell you the kind of special day I want:
Free the people you have put in prison unfairly and undo their chains.
Free those to whom you are unfair and stop their hard labor.
Share your food with the hungry and bring poor homeless people into your own homes.
When you see someone who has no clothes, give him yours, and don't refuse to help your own relatives.
Then your light will shine like the dawn, and your wounds will quickley heal.
Your God will walk before you, and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind.
Then you will call out, and the Lord will answer.
You will cry out, and He will say, 'Here I am."

I chose this passage of scripture for a special reason. If everyone in the world would take this scripture to heart and follow it, there would be no more hunger. There would be no more homelessness. There would be no more lonley people. There would be no more injustice on the innocent. That is why at MC3 we are dedicated to break the cycle of poverty in our community.

We had another great day at the food pantry this past Tuesday. We served roughly 200 people with food once again. Thank you to all of the volunteers who came and served. We could not do this with out each and every one of you!

Here is what one of our guests had to say about the day on Tuesday:

"I appreciate what you are doing here. I thank you all very much. I am praying for you and I want you to pray for me and my family." - M. Lee

2005-08-18T11:27:00.000-05:00

Jason Powell, GCC's Head Tech Man came to fill in for Tom Templin. As you can see, he jumped in full force and he is lovin' every minute of it!!

2005-08-18T11:19:00.000-05:00

Dan Vukmirovich stops by to pay us a visit!

God's Glorious Tuesdays!

2005-08-03T19:57:00.000-05:00

We had another amazing day yesterday at MC3. We had the privilege of handing out 200 boxes and bags of food to our guests. When I think of what we do here at MC3, it always brings me back to Michelangelo's painting of "Creation" in the Sistine Chapel . It is the picture of God reaching His hand out to Adam. That is what we do, with Gods help, we reach out our hands to our community. Our construction is set to start in the middle of August. We are all so excited for it to begin and of course end! I will be updating the progress on this blog, so stay tuned! I was unable to take photos yesterday due to the fact we were so busy, but we did get some great comments from our guests!

"It is awesome what you are doing for the people. Please pray for me with my breathing problem. Thank you." -J. Freeman

"It is nice that they have a church helping people with food." - Tomica

""The smiles and greetings ...you have the right people for this ministry. Vicki is my booster. The continuous smile, I need it and look forward to it the most when I come for food." -E. Gonzalez

"Thank you. This is very good." -M. Brantly

"Thank you for all of the blessings you all are giving." - Jaylunn & Tammy

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MC3's Ministry Leader, Merri DeWinter with Allen Jones, Dan Blacketor and some great guests!

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Our awesome Admin Team! Cindy Shuder, leader, Shannon Papp and Karen Karmolinski

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Lisa Vukmirovich (in red), First Impressions Team Leader praying for our day at MC3.

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MC3's Tech Team: Tom Templin, leader with Bill Zimmer

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Mike Wiseman, RE-CON Team Leader

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Vicki Young, Prayer Team for MC3

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Look at all of those wonderful guests and volunteers!!

ANOTHER RECORD BREAKING DAY AT MC3!

2005-07-20T15:14:00.000-05:00

We had another incredible day at Mc3 yesterday! We served 225 guests! Of those 225, 31 were new people that walked through the doors! We also had the priviledge to have Allen Jones, son of Larry and Francis Jones, come by and see first hand what an impact Feed The Children is having on our community! He was truly amazed by what he saw. He said we were doing an incredible job and we seem to run a very tight ship! How right he is! We do everything with excellence! Here are some of the comments we received yesterday from our wonderful guests:

"I really enjoy the way everyone makes you feel welcome and are so polite, helpful, happy and concerned. Please pray for me and my family."- C.Buchanon

"This is a very warm atmosphere. You really make me feel welcome and not like just another bum." - J. Gathright

"We would like to see clothing and toy donations provided." - Anonymous

"The hospitality is the best I've ever had. It is such a pleasant experience to be around people who do not seem to look down on you because you are in the low income stage of your life." - Anonymous

God is truly doing some amazing things at MC3. The funny thing is, we haven't even begun to do everything we want to accomplish there. I can't wait to see where God has taken MC3 one year from now! I want to thank everyone who came and served their hearts out yesterday. Bravo!

FOOD DELIVERY DAY AT MC3

2005-06-28T21:36:00.000-05:00

Tonight we unloaded two trucks full of 450 FTC boxes and pallets of canned peaches, v8 juice, soup and cereal. We had a ton of help which I want to thank everyone who came and served their hearts out. We even had one lady show up who is one of our participants named Sarah. She came because she saw us open and thought she had missed a food day. I told her we were just getting a delivery and so she asked if she could help...of course we welcomed her and she offered her services again for when she is available! How awesome is that. By the way if you scroll down in this blog you can see a picture of Sarah. She is the one in the black hat! Our stock room is filled to the brim now! Y
Thank you once again to Jessica and her crew at FTC. They have such great servant hearts. She and her husband actually drove the trucks to MC3 and then helped to unload them! What a blessing to be partnerd with Feed The Children! I also want to thank our Inventory Team leader Michelle Woods for all of the hard work she and her crew do as well! Way to go Michelle!

The Jones'

2005-06-26T22:23:00.000-05:00

On Saturday evening, Frances Jones and her son Allen were at the 5:30 service at GCC. Frances had arranged her schedule so she could be at the Jimmy Carter Work Project this past week. I (Merri) had the priviledge of speaking with her one on one for a time. We also did an interview together for the "Feed The Children" program. She asked all about the progress at MC3 and I was happy to update her on the wonderful things that are happening down here. She was delighted to hear how we are making a difference in so many peoples lives. From an earlier comment that was made to her I took that and suggested that it would indeed be great if we could partner up together and create different outreach ministries in other towns..."model" what we are doing at MC3. She agreed that it would be good. Frances and Larry are so incredible. They took a dream and made it happen and look at the global impact. They truly love their neighbor. We are so blessed to have them as part of our extrordinary team!

Inside look at MC3

2005-06-23T12:01:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures that our head Tech Guy at GCC took while he was there filling in for Tom....We use a database called Fellowship One to check in our participants. It is a great thing to have. It makes checking them in so quick and efficient. It gives them and us more time to build relationships, and for them to be able to sit down in our cafe and enjoy good food and good conversation.

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This is the outside of MC3 now....we are in the process of remodeling inside and out!

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The check-in team hard at work...Jesus was everywhere (zoom in on thelady in the black hat)

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This is what our check-in screens look like.

Another Glorious Tuesday!

2005-06-22T14:01:00.000-05:00

Well we had a record day today at MC3. We served just about 195 guests or so. We had 56 new guests come in...WOW! It was incredible! The day started off shakey...but God came through! It really became apparent to me that God is in TOTAL control over everything! He never lets us down. Just when we think things could not be any worse, BAM! God is there. I am hoping that this becomes very clear to our guests as well. He walks beside us, through thick and thin, bad times as well as good. One new guest that came in had a great message for us he left on a comment card....."This service is very nice for our community to help. Thank you! :o)"
Thank you to all of you who gave your time and served the participants of Monroe Circle Community Center. You all rock!-(merri dewinter)

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Community at MC3!

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Dick hard at work!

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Merri & Michelle checking in guests!!

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Tom the "prayer warrior" at work.

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Enjoying Panera Bread and coffee!

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Smiling faces building relationships!

Welcome to Our blog!

2005-06-19T13:02:00.000-05:00

Welcome to all who serve at MC3!