Morgan McKeown participated on the January 2007 Race; she was on the A Squad; among the first Race pioneers. Since coming home two years ago Morgan has adjusted back to life in the states and evaluated how she wants to continue changing the world. It has looked different than she initially expected but she has not been silent on God’s behalf. She shares part of her story below.
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Two years ago the last place I thought I would be is helping to run a homeless ministry, in fact one night I even said to Molly, “Well homeless ministry really isn’t my thing, I’m much more into overseas missions and and helping others to plug in to ministry.” My passion for overseas missions hasn’t wained at all, but over the last few years God has added a passon for local homeless as well.
Every Wednesday my goal is to get to know one new person and listen to their story. Some weeks it’s hard, I get so busy running around trying to make sure that everyone else is doing ok, attempting to talk to all 150 attendees, which never works, go figure. This week I sat at a table of two out of work construction workers, a man living on the edge of soiciety who was worried about his bills, a women who has been homeless for years and a single mom of six children. It was beautiful, we all talked and laughed and created a genuine bond. The guys talked to each other about the scarcity of work lately. They all asked me if I was in high school… then I really laughed, and was super flattered. I spent most of my time talking to the mom. She expressed that it was hard at first, coming to Fill-a-Belly, she felt like others needed it more then her. We talked about how hardthe last few months had been because she was out of work, but how excited she was to have just found a part time watressing job.
I love the people at Fill-a-Belly! Every Wednesday I see a different part of the character of God through our guests and because of them my life is enriched! I’m so excited about this sweet Fill-a-Belly video that was made for us by Phil Malget. The video really captures the heart of what’s going on at Fill-a-Belly, so take a look. Molly (my sister) and I are still waiting for our nonprofit status but the ministry continues to move forward. In fact we couldn’t stop it from moving forward if we tried!
