Bagged BBQ Lunches at Lamb Center

Submitted By: Deacon Deb Haynes, Assistant Director of Case Management at the Lamb Center

A huge thank you from the guests of the Lamb Center to HTLC and the Kress and Gutzler families! Y'all provided an excellent meal from Smoking Kow BBQ that was nourishment for hungry bodies and a treat that made hurting people feel loved. The Lamb Center is known for loving hospitality with lots of good food at breakfast and lunch, but in this time of social distancing and great precautions for the vulnerable, we offer grab-and-go breakfast/lunch combos. We always provide good nutrition - sandwiches, fruits and veggies in addition to the chips and cookies - but our guests are missing the hot lunches and normal variety of foods.

So I hope you can imagine the excitement when the Smoking Kow catering truck pulled into our parking lot! Pastor Mike was on hand to help us bring in the BBQ, rolls, sauce, coleslaw and macaroni and cheese. Our volunteers swiftly turned them into bagged BBQ picnics to go, and by closing time, everyone was well fed and feeling comforted. 

Pastor Mike also had the good timing to see the Fastran pickup several of our guests to go to the "Isolation/Quarantine Shelter" the county has started to protect the most vulnerable and allow them to practice the same kind of social distancing in a motel that we do at home. Guess what they took with them? Bagged BBQ picnics to go! One guest said she wasn't getting on that van without it!

There really is something about a special meal that makes you feel loved. I heard about it the next day (and people were hoping for leftovers!). Thank you for making our guests feel loved and deserving of a special treat.