Yes, Soup for You

Unlike the soup nazi, we have plenty of soup for everyone, but I will say I have been a little disappointed in the slow start.  We have been feeding the KulaniKahle kids in addition to I would say about 20 +/- each week.  Last week, we saw a good increase in new faces of children and also an influx of grannies.  Granny is a complimentary term for any older lady who is helping take care of children.  There are ladies who come from the church to help with the cooking and serving of the soup. 





So the question that I get most often is what kind of soup do you make.  We start with a type of beef soup powder (like the name brand Knorr) that we buy in bulk from the factory as well as a soy mince powder that we also get in bulk.  We add two packages of vegetables, some ground beef, some onions, and some tomato sauce.  So the closest thing I can compare to would be a vegetable soup with ground beef added. 

In addition to the soup we buy bread and everyone gets 2-3 (sometimes more) slices. 



We are very excited about what the Lord is doing.  Its a little slower than we thought, but we know that there is great need and once the word gets out, we are expecting this to continue to grow.

Also we have been encouraging Mama Mckhize to donate, sell, or get rid of some of the extra things that she is not using.  There seems to be a bit of a hoarder mentality that we are trying to break.  Last week she had put out a couple of old beds and brought out some of the clothes that we have been working on sorting for the past month with help from YWAM and Courtney (our first official visitor).  The two beds went to the two older boys who are living by themselves that were the inspiration behind us starting the soup kitchen.  Many of the grannies went home with lots of clothes, sheets, and some blankets.

Thanks to all of you who help to make this happen.  We could not do this without you.