Missio Lux Packages Meals for COTN
POSTED ON Nov 08, 2009 / UPDATED ON Jan 27, 2011
On October 17th, thirty members of the Missio Lux community joined Fraser Ratzlaff, Children of the Nations’ Seattle Feeding Coordinator, at the Sammamish, Washington home of Dave and Laurie Bunnel. Their efforts that day resulted in 6,000 packaged meals—a donation valued at $1,500!
Missio Lux, Latin for “Mission of Light,” is “a network of people connected in relationship who are intentional about knowing God, loving people, and serving the world in their area of passion” (www.missiolux.org). Members generally meet in small groups three times a month to enjoy fellowship and plan their service, or “missio,” events and then meet in larger communities once a month for a Celebration service.
“They’re awesome!” said Fraser, who has been working with Missio Lux since May, when they committed to packaging 40,000 meals by November 1. With ten days to go, they have 39,860 meals done and two more events happening in the next week. Fraser mentioned that Laurie Bunnel and Lead Visionary Pastor Tamara Buchan have been leading the effort. “They have a unique heart and passion for these kids,” he said. “They’ve got an awesome ability to motivate others to get involved.”
Missio Lux's October 17th event added to COTN’s total meals packaged so far this year, bringing the grand total to 822,562—that much closer to COTN's 2009 million meal goal. Fraser and the other feeding department staff have events booked for 79,000 more meals in the coming weeks, but the total falls short of their million meal goal. To help them reach that goal, please contact COTN–USA Feeding Director Dave Spoon at 360-698-7227 ext. 1037.