God, Me


MIDWEST By Tobin Perry A


my Simpson already had enough to do. With three kids and a full-time job with the city of


Carterville, Ill., and a variety of other church respon- sibilities, she had said no for four years when asked to start a Woman’s Missionary Union group for younger women at her church. And even after she relented in 2008 and agreed to lead the group, she certainly didn’t have time to mobilize those women in a new missions venture. Yet God made the time. Through a friend at another church Simpson had heard of a great need in


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Illinois church provides much-needed food for kids


her community to help feed school children on the weekends—when they don’t get their breakfasts and lunches at school. “What’s sad about our area is that there are few


jobs here for parents,” Simpson said, noting that many of the major employers in the area have closed. “Our economy is pretty shabby.” Simpson and the other younger ladies in the church wanted to help—because it was something Jesus would do. Built around a simple declaration “God Use Me,” the GUM Drop Ministry of First Baptist Church of Carterville, Ill., provides much-needed help for hungry kids on the weekend. Through the ministry, kids get


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