A Christmas Tale About Milk
Last Friday was an extremely busy day at the office - finishing up a very busy work week. By 9:30 am - It had Become a “grind day” - that day you grind to get everything done for everybody else but accomplish nothing you need to do for your self.. At 10:15 my Customs Broker called to let me know US Customs had cleared my coffee shipment in a day instead of the normal three days - apparently they needed the room for all the toys and merchandise coming in from China. She suggested I needed to pick it up without fail. So after striking out and all the U- haul stores I called my friend Mike to see if I could use one of his vans. Mike, the Saint he is, runs Divine Resources, a ministry that feeds dozens of shelters around metro Atlanta - everyday for free. He of course replied I am going downtown anyway so yes I can certainly help you pick up your coffee.
Shortly he picked me up in his extended Econoline “Cheech and Chong” van - overly stuffed with food. Mike replied - ” Can You Believe Trader Joes gave me 200 gallons of Milk?” I replied ” Mike what are we going to do with 200 gallons of milk?” Where are we going to take 3 tons of food”. I was wishing I hadn’t told the office I would be back by 200. We stopped at ” My Sisiter’s Place - an outreach program for homeless moms and children in downtown Atlanta, where Mike assured me they would take all the food to feed their 85 families. Unfortunately after we unloaded 1/3 of the van we had filled up all their storage. Now what I asked Mike - we still got 150 gallons of milk and 2/3 of a van. The director there suggested we go around the corner to their “twin shelter”- the shelter for homeless men, which we didn’t know about and she says is often forgotten.
So we pulled up to ” My Brother’s House” and the Director actually thought we were pulling his leg about all the food until he looked in our van. I will never forget the joy in his eyes when he say all that food and milk. We haven’t had any milk here in months - they are going to love you guys. Unfortunately we don’t have a loading dock so you will have to tote the food down the hall; down the stairs, through the dining hall and back to the kitchen. But we can take it all. This is truly amazing.”
So several volunteers and I started off by carrying crates of milk to the kitchen. All the house guests were gathered in the dining hall sitting, reading and talking. When they saw us and the milk - we got a standing ovation and more hugs than I can count. Those hugs of joy were overwhelming - all for a simple glass of milk. Needless to say I didn’t get home with my coffee until way after 900 pm; but it no longer mattered.
This Holiday season - please take the time to help and share with a complete stranger. I’m telling you - you just can’t beat those hugs of sheer joy. Even if your friend pushes you into doing it.
Boake Moore is an IT Sales engineer by trade and founded a non profit coffee company called Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee -http://www.missiongrounds.com/ourphilosophy.php . It donates all its profits and proceeds to helping orphans and impoverished children. We currently are building schools in rural China, orphanages in South America; supporting orphans in Russia and Africa. And helping homeless children in the United States.
Lets make the world better -
Boake Moore
Mission Grounds
http://www.missiongrounds.com
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