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Default Angel Food Ministry

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:43:59 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
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>> Sorry, but the churches don't add "literature". They're not out to
>> convert
>> you, it's a distribution source.

>
> From the website:
>
> "Angel Food Ministries crosses denominational lines and has spread the
> good news of the gospel of Christ through salvation tracts that are
> placed in each food order."
>

Sorry, but I never saw any tracts slipped into my order. Nothing but food.
I don't know about other places but the setup where I got mine was you walk
along a row of tables and someone drops an item into your box. Meat,
veggies, a bag of potatoes or onions, etc. until you get to the end of the
row where they place a carton of eggs on top. Then some young gentleman
will help you out to your car with the box. No preaching, no tracts. You
know me better than to put up with prosthelytising.

>> And it's not charity. The food is donated
>> by groups such as Hardins-Sysco (the same people who supply food to your
>> local restaurants). I've bought from Angel Food Ministries in the past.
>> There's nothing wrong with frozen pork chops or a pork roast, ribeye
>> steaks,
>> bags of frozen veggies, etc. The box always includes a dozen eggs and
>> shelf
>> stable milk. It helps people save a buck.

>
> And the food is not donated. It is pre-ordered and BOUGHT. No
> company can afford to give away that much food monthly.
>
> "ABOUT THE FOOD
> Each month's menu is different and consists of fresh, frozen and
> packaged food. Angel Food is purchased from the nation¢s top food
> suppliers."
>

So what? It's still cheaper than you can get at a grocery store after
clipping a gazillion coupons. It's a good service.

Jill