06/17/2026
I typically enter our facility through the upper-level doors marked with ACTS Church Lakeway's name and logo. This past Wednesday, however, you would have found me coming and going through the lower-level entrance, clearly labeled with the name of our ministry partner: Lake Travis Crisis Ministries.
No, I wasn't lost, dazed, or confused.
I was volunteering with LTCM's new Summer Lunch Program. Through this effort, they are providing meals for families who rely on school-based meal assistance during the academic year. Just one month into the program, they are already serving 213 children. This past week, that included distributing a couple hundred yellow bananas.
Some people might argue that pastors should stick to preaching. But I happen to follow a Savior who not only taught about the Kingdom of Heaven, but also cared deeply for people's physical needs. Again and again, Jesus fed the hungry, healed the sick, and showed compassion to those who were struggling.
Which is why spending an afternoon hauling bananas felt a lot less like a distraction from ministry and a lot more like following in His footsteps.
"Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, 'Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well'—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless." — James 2:15-17
- Pastor Pete
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