Locusts and Wild Honey

Going Bananas

Thursday, June 8th, 2006 | General, Hurricane Katrina

Roughly 400 people flow through our food distribution center on a daily basis. As long as the need exists and donations pour in, we will continue meeting part of the grocery needs of our storm ravaged community. Now open Wednesday through Saturday the free store provides assistance to those trying to put their lives back together under very difficult living conditions.

Last week a generous truck load of bananas came in. Unlike canned food, we can’t set perishable food back in our regular canned food stock rotation. Fresh bananas need to move immediately. So not only did each family get a case of bananas, we set a pallet of bananas on the front porch on Sunday to distribute to all congregants. Even the volunteers have been eating bannana bread, bread pudding, and a variety of other banana recipes this week.

Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and we want go home)
Come Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana
(Daylight come and we want go home)

Huricane relief, in Lakeshore
(Daylight come and we fix da home)
Fix da man’s roof, and da man’s floor
(Daylight come and we fix da home)

Day, is a day-o
(Daylight come and we fix da home)
Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o
(Daylight come and we fix da home)

Off the truck with da big bananas
(Daylight come and we fix da home)
Help da folks in da FEMA campa’s
(Daylight come and we fix da home)

6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!
(Daylight come and we fix da home)
6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!
(Daylight come and we fix da home)

Day, is a day-o
(Daylight come and we can’t go home)
Day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day, is a day-o
(Daylight come and we can’t go home)

2 Comments to Going Bananas

Melissa Priest
6/20/2006

I miss ya’ll down at Lakeshore. I was there with Rolling Hills Baptist Church in April and have thought of you guys about everyday since. I hope I will be able to get back there soon. You guys are awesome and your view on things is inspiring!

Love the Banana song!

Melissa Priest
6/20/2006

Rollings Hills Baptist Church in Fayetteville, GA. Had to clear that up since there is another Rolling Hills : ).

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