Get Involved!

Many of you are probably looking for a creative way to get involved with 5-2 Ministry and the Southeast Gwinnett Co-Op. Well, you’re in luck! There are two opportunities to get involved and help to support the co-op.

On April 17, 2010 the Southeast Gwinnett Co-Op will be hosting the first annual Meet the Need 5K. Runners are required to raise a minimum of $25 in sponsorships for their entry fee and encouraged to raise more if possible. $12 of this amount will be to cover the cost of the race and then the remaining $13 and any additional money raised will go towards the Southeast Gwinnett Co-Op. The race starts at 9:00 a.m. and will begin in the co-op parking lot. Not a runner? That’s okay! You can walk too! Runners and walkers of all ages are encouraged to join us, so please feel free to bring the whole family! For more information please go to the following website: http://www.segwinnettcoop.org. You can register here as well as find more information about the race and download the sponsorship form.

Maybe something with wheels is more your cup of tea? Perfect! On June 5, 2010 the Southeast Gwinnett Co-Op will also be sponsoring the One Can charity bike ride to raise additional money for food purchases at the co-op. There are two cycling distances, 30 miles and 62 miles, so choose the one that is best for you. There is a registration fee of $25. All of the proceeds from this ride will go towards food purchases for the co-op, and some of the money raised will go to 5-2 Ministry who in return will maximize the amount of food purchased from your donations. The ride will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will start at Lifetime Bikes in Loganville, GA. For more information and to register please go to the following website: http://www.unislibris.com/1canformpage.html.

Please take time to consider participating in one of these events if you are physically able to. If you can’t participate, please consider making a donation to support someone who is participating. Every little bit helps! Your involvement will be greatly appreciated not only by the Southeast Gwinnett Co-Op and 5-2 Ministry, but by the growing number of families in our community who need our help to provide food for their families.

We're on Facebook and Twitter!

We're very excited to let you all know that you can now "Become a Fan" of 5-2 Ministry on Facebook, and you can also follow us on Twitter! If you use either of these two services, please check us out! We will be updating frequently with weekly shopping results and other tidbits of information, and we think you will love hearing about what God is doing through this ministry!

To "Become a Fan" on Facebook please click here.

To follow us on Twitter please click here.

Open Doors

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Matthew 7:7

Have you ever experienced something in your life that came together in such a magnificent way, a way in which you could never have anticipated or orchestrated on your own, that there was absolutely no doubt in your mind that God alone was responsible for the entire set of circumstances?  Details had been taken care of before you even thought about needing to take care of them, people were available and ready to help before you even realized there was a need, financial resources were in place from resources you never anticipated having, and the list goes on....

Before this ministry was even begun, we started asking a lot of God. He had granted us a wonderful vision, but we needed a plan!  We needed people!  We needed coupons!  We needed money!  As we have sought His plan for 5-2 Ministry, God has provided each of these things, and more. The procedures we have put in place with His guidance are working beautifully.  He has prepared people's hearts for this ministry long before they have been approached and asked to help, and volunteers are eagerly stepping forward and serving.  Just when I think we won't have enough coupons available to make our planned purchases for a given week, someone shows up and hands us a HUGE stack of coupon inserts.  And when I wonder if we will have enough money to make purchases with all of the coupons we have, funds are made available not only through the co-op who we are now partnering with in our purchases, but also through individuals who God has blessed with incredibly generous hearts.  God is not only opening doors...He's flinging them WIDE open!

Since its inception in November, 2009, 5-2 Ministry has donated 2,467 items to the Southeast Gwinnett Co-op.  The total retail value of these items was $6,780.85; however, 5-2 Ministry's cost was only $2,258.54: a 67% savings!  We are currently in the process of expanding our efforts outside of the Cornerstone Sunday School Class at Snellville UMC.  We are seeking to involve more of the church as a whole and God is blessing our efforts here as well.  Other churches are also beginning to hear of our efforts and to show interest in beginning 5-2 Ministry at their own churches!  We are connecting with cashiers in grocery stores and customers in grocery store lines and telling them about what we are doing.  What a wonderful opportunity to witness!

What an honor it is to serve such a mighty and awesome God.  I can't wait to see what doors He will open next!