2007 Black Oak Thanksgiving Feast in Gary, IN

        Wednesday night prior- the youth prepare sweet potatoes

In past years, the youth group prepared 40-60 pounds of homemade sweet potatoes from scratch.  Once again, this year, we were asked by the Firehouse Community Center, in Gary, to prepare 100 pounds of homemade sweet potatoes.  Our goal was to surpass last year's amount, which was around 170#.  Our church family and youth group brought in 200+ pounds of fresh sweet potatoes.  Also, we tried a new method: we peeled, washed, cut, and then boiled the potatoes.

Many thanks goes to our youth and families. We appreciate the donation of potatoes and other foods to help out the feast, as well as those families who helped cook some potatoes in their homes.

Also, if you take a peek at the end of our photo gallery, you will see the Firehouse Community Center, as well as a new ministry cottage for the benefit of the community.

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