Detroit - St. Leo Soup Kitchen

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Recent Outings at Shelby Twp. SVDP and St. Leo's Soup Kitchen in Detroit

June 15, 2024

Our team members participated in some wonderful and memorable experiences in the last couple of evangelizing opportunities in the past week. One was at SVDP in Shelby Twp. The staff always makes us feel welcome when we setup outside the thrift store. This time, many customers just stopped by to show appreciation for us coming out to be there to talk to others about our faith. One lady, in particular, left a smile our hearts. She was from Pakistan but her, her husband and three sons had lived in the US for the past seven years. At first, she just stood next to our table and continued to smile. She told us that she still had family in Pakistan and needed our prayers. We reassured her that would happen and asked her to sign up for our church to continue prayers for her family. She explained that in Pakistan you are not allowed to practice or even speak about Christian beliefs for fear of being persecuted. She loved how we were able to stand there and speak freely about Catholicism and Jesus Christ. She was presently, attending a Lutheran church but wanted to know more about the church we attended. We gave her a hand-out of local Catholic churches, circled ours and wrote down the mass times. We told her that we would love to see her there! She told us that she would love to do what we were doing and help our church any way that she could. She left s her telephone number and told us that she would love to have us for dinner some time. She accepted a couple of religious items and prayed with us. Before we parted she said that she believed Jesus put us there so we could meet. We are certain that she is correct! We will be in touch. Praise be to Jesus Christ!

This past week, we were at St. Leo's Soup Kitchen in Detroit. The staff there is always so happy to see us! We always need to have an abundance of religious items as many people enjoy and treasure them. These folks also enjoy sitting down with us for sincere prayer. This time, many patrons, upon entering the lunch line and noticing that we were present, pointed at the crucifix and/or miraculous medal they were wearing with a proud smile and thumbs up. A case worker came down to talk to us and asked if we could bring some extra rosaries the next time we were there as clients were asking for them. Our response, of course, was a big YES and told them we would also bring them our simplified hand-out on how to say the rosary. How Blessed are all of us!!!