Leftover Love Feast

Hello Brandi's Friends,

I have an idea... Don't be scared. It involves food, fun, and fellowship for free (sort of). For a while now I've wanted to get a broad range of people together in one place for several purposes, but I wasn't sure how to make it happen or what expression it would take. Well, now I think I know. This Wednesday night we are hosting our first ever Leftover Love Feast. The idea is for each family or individual to bring a dish that doesn't cost them anything extra. Bring a leftover meal, garden grown vegetables or fruit, something at the back of the fridge/freezer or cabinet you know you will never eat, something you've caught or killed, or resurrected food (if you don't know don't ask). Be creative, but don't spend any extra money. I know we have a cow tongue in our freezer that has been dying for an opportunity like this. Anyways, bring it in a microwave safe container or a baking dish for the oven. Please don't bring anything disposable. I can't promise a five-star feast, but I can promise that no one will go hungry.

There are several reasons that we've wanted to get together under these circumstances. First, we ask but definitely don't require that you make a small donation of the money you'll save on one meal to help buy property and build a house for widows and orphans in India.

Second, we just want to bring people together build community and share life. We live in a fragmented and self-centered culture that tends to leave people isolated and at arms length; we feel that is not the way life should be lived and want to combat that.

Third, we are an extremely wasteful people. This is one way to use all the resources we've been given and be good stewards of Creation.


So in a nutshell: Come Wed. August 6th at about 6:30 to the PowerHouse on Main St. in Washington, IN. Bring a dish of food that would otherwise go to waste. Families and friends are welcome. We'll eat, maybe have some music and play a little cornhole or bocce. You may want to bring a lawn chair.
Also if possible, walk or ride your bike instead of driving.

Please let us know if you can come.

Hope to see you there,

Nathanial Rainey




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