101 Turkeys!

Written By Joel Furrow

This past Saturday, a few dozen volunteers and descended on The Root Cellar in Lewiston with basketfuls of the traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner ingredients for the 13th Annual Turkey Basket Delivery Day.

At the start of the day, we had over 100 families in need, each hoping for a delivery - but we only knew of about 60 turkey baskets that were to be provided through the morning. We didn’t know where the difference would be made up, but God has always provided.

Due to the limited food storage available at our Lewiston site, we cannot accept Turkey donations until the day of the event. This means that we never know how many will show up, but we always have faith.

Once again - God provided - in a HUGE way! Out of the abundance of love that He has for our neighbors in the Tree Streets Neighborhood, we were able to deliver 101 Turkey Baskets to neighborhood families!

Through the day, YOU continued to show up, give generously and deliver an abundance of food, demonstrating the abundant and generous love of God.

What a way to kick of Thanksgiving Week!

Joel Furrow

Before joining The Root Cellar's ministry in Lewiston in 2012, Joel implemented and directed the Bridging the Gap Juvenile Diversion program in Boston, MA serving nearly 100 juvenile offenders annually.

Early in this career, Joel was impacted greatly by work within refugee communities in Amman, Jordan and Clarkston, GA. He discovered God's great love for these vulnerable communities as well as the gift that refugees and immigrants offer to a welcoming city.

Joel is a graduate of Liberty University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Religion with a concentration in Intercultural Studies, Islam and Arabic. Joel and his lovely wife Hilary live in Wales, ME raising 3 beautiful, wicked smaht daughters and a baby boy.

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