Showing posts with label Zestos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zestos. Show all posts

Monday, September 13, 2010

Banquet First Anniversary!

COME CELEBRATE THE
 FIRST ANNIVERSARY
OF
THE FREE BANQUET
AT
New Hope Church
Thursday, Sept 23rd, 6:30-8:30pm
 (serving from 6:30-7:30pm)

Come just as you are!

Help make this the best gathering ever!
 Invite your family & friends to enjoy a free meal,
fun & fellowship for all!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

 AFTER THE MEAL, TAKE HOME FREE FOOD FOR YOU,
 YOUR FAMILY, OR TO SHARE WITH A NEIGHBOR IN NEED

 (For questions or transportation call 712-441-3201)

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Free Banquet:: June 17th

 FREE  BANQUET
Come just as you are
Bring your family, Bring your Friends
Enjoy a free home style meal,
And take home free food for you, your family, or a neighbor in need.
Mark your calendar now and plan to attend!
Where: Veteran’s Park Shelter House
Iowa Ave. SW in Orange City
When: Thursday, June 17th, serving at 6:30pm
This event is co-sponsored by Atlas, The Bridge &  Zestos Inc.

 We need people to participate in the following ways.......

!       Help with set-up (5:00pm)  or clean-up (8:00pm)
!       Invite a friend or neighbor
!       Offer to provide transportation
!       Join in prayer where ever you may be at 5 pm on Thurs. June 17th 
!       Enjoy the meal as you consciously work at building a relationship with someone new

Want to help?  Questions?



            

Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only.  James 1:22

 
 

Monday, May 3, 2010

Shelter Awareness Day with The Bridge

This past weekend, we were able to spend a beautiful day in Alton, Iowa with the lovely ladies of The Bridge, a plus a few extras.

It was so fun to eat some great food, have some good laughs and watch the kids run around barefoot in the sunshine.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Be an Answer to Prayer



I was browsing through The Simple Way, a ministry in Philadephia. Among other things, they feed and encourage their community.

I came across, 50 Ways to Become an Answer to Prayer
. A great list of things that YOU can do, today in our area. You do not have to move to an inner city to do this!

We are often asked, "Is there a need?" And there is! But food may not be the only need in our community, conversation, listening, validation of people as important whether or not they make $50,000+ a year.

How are you going to be an answer to prayer today?

We'd love to hear what you've done. Or if your modest, email: zestos@frontier.com and we'll share it anonymously.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

April 29th Banquet! Bring a Friend!



There is a seat waiting for you!

This is your invitation for a great opportunity to participate and serve.........
FREE BANQUET
Come just as you are
Bring your family, Bring your Friends
Enjoy a free home style meal,
And take home free food for you, your family, or a neighbor in need.
Mark your calendar now and plan to attend!

Where: New Hope Church in Orange City
When: Thursday, April 29, serving at 6:30pm
This event is co-sponsored by Atlas, The Bridge & Zestos Inc.

We need people to participate in the following ways.......
  • Help with set-up (5:00pm) or clean-up (8:00pm)
  • Invite a friend or neighbor
  • Offer to provide transportation
  • Join in prayer where ever you may be at 5 pm on Thurs. April 29th
  • Enjoy the meal as you consciously work at building a relationship
  • with someone new

Want to help? Questions?
Contact zestos@frontier.com

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Day of Service


Special thank you to the NWC football players who gave up their precious Saturday morning. They came and repackaged food, filled bags and helped local Zestos, Inc families.


They were so fast at packaging we had to find more for them to do!

Monday, March 22, 2010

FREE BANQUET
Come just as you are
Bring your family, Bring your Friends
Enjoy a free homestyle meal,
And take home free food for you, your family, or a neighbor in need.
Mark your calender now and plan to attend!
Where: New Hope Church in Orange City
When: Thursday, March 25, serving at 6:30pm


We need people to participate in the following ways.......

Help with set-up (4:30pm) or clean-up (after 8pm)
Invite a friend or neighbor
Offer to provide transportation
Join in prayer where ever you may be at 5:00 pm on March 25th
Enjoy the meal as you consciously work at building a relationship with someone new
Want to help?  Questions?  Please contact Rod or Jayne at zestos@frontier.com
 This event is co-sponsored by Atlas, The Bridge & Zestos Inc.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

February 25th Banquet!

Greetings to All!
This is your invitation for a great opportunity to participate and to serve.........
FREE BANQUET
Come just as you are
Bring your family, Bring your Friends
Enjoy a free homestyle meal,
And take home free food for you, your family, or a neighbor in need.
Mark your calender now and plan to attend!
Where: New Hope Church in Orange City
When: Thursday, February 25, serving at 6:30pm

You are invited to help with the Banquet at New Hope Church in Orange City. This event is co-sponsored by Atlas, The Bridge, Zestos Inc. and the Mercy Streams Ministry at New Hope Church. We need people to participate in the following ways.......

Help with set-up (4:30pm) or clean-up (after 8pm)
Plan to be there & invite someone
Join in prayer at New Hope Church or where ever you may be at 5:00pm
Enjoy the meal as you consciously work at building a relationship with someone new
Donate bars and/or tavern meat
 
Want to help? Questions? Please contact Rod or Jayne.
Zestos Inc.
PO Box 314
Orange City, IA 51041
zestos@frontier.com
Visit our Blog: zestosinc.blogspot.com
Helpline (712) 737-4263

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Community Soup and Pie Meal

Here are some photos from Thurs Jan 28th meal .... approximately 130 people were there!





The community brought delicious pies and desserts to share!


And there were about 20 different kinds of soup also donated! What a wonderful time we had, building relationships, and eating together. If you would like to be apart of a meal like this, you send your email address to zestos(at)frontier(dot)com to get on the mailing list! We would love to have you.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Winter Banquet!


This is your invitation for a great opportunity to participate.
............
FREE WINTER BANQUET and YOU'RE INVITED!
Come just as you are
Bring your family, Bring your friends
Share in a time of fun and fellowship
Enjoy a free homestyle meal with all the fixins,
Take home free food for you, your family, or a neighbor in need
Mark your calender now and plan to attend!
Where: New Hope Church in Orange City
When: Thursday, December 17, Serving at 6:30pm



This is your invitation for a great opportunity to serve..............
The Free Winter Banquet is co-sponsored by Atlas, The Bridge, and Zestos Inc. You can serve in the following ways:
Declare December 17th as a personal day of prayer and fasting for those in need
Help with set-up or clean-up
Plan to be there, and think about which people, needy or not, you can invite
Join in prayer at New Hope Church or where ever you may be at 5:00pm on Dec. 17th
Enjoy the meal as you consciously work at building a relationship with someone new
Help package and hand out the free take home food provided by Zestos Inc.
Let us know if you're coming, who you're bringing, how you can help, or just show up!
Questions? Call Rod or Jayne at 737-2036 or 441-3201
Once again......EVERYONE IS WELCOME!



Bear ye one another's burdens
Galations 6:2

Friday, October 2, 2009

Free Fall Banquet


Greetings to All!
This is your invitation for a great opportunity to participate and to serve.........

FREE FALL BANQUET
Come just as you are
Bring your family, Bring your Friends
Enjoy a free homestyle meal with all the fixins,
And take home free food for you, your family, or a neighbor in need.
Mark your calender now and plan to attend!

Where: New Hope Church in Orange City

When: Thursday, October 8th, Serving at 6:30pm


You are invited to help with the Fall Banquet at New Hope Church in Orange City. This event is co-sponsored by Zestos Inc. and the Mercy Streams Ministry at New Hope Church. We need people to participate in the following ways.......

  1. Help with set-up or clean-up
  2. Plan to be there, and think about which people, needy or not, you can invite (invitations are available)
  3. Offer to provide transportation
  4. Declare Oct. 8th as a day of personal prayer and fasting
  5. Join in prayer at New Hope Church or where ever you may be at 5:00pm on Oct. 8th
  6. Enjoy the meal as you consciously work at building a relationship with someone new
  7. Help package and hand out the free take home food provided by Zestos Inc.
Want to help? Questions? Please contact Rod or Jayne Hofmeyer at 737-2036 or 441-3201, hofmeyer (at) frontiernet.net Thank you!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Surplus

We all have them, they can be tangible, especially in this season. A surplus of tomatoes and zucchini, surplus of clothes, a surplus of work and todo lists. Things that go above and beyond what we need, or maybe even want. Surplus is what we thrive on.

Zestos has been thinking about, looking for then distributing surplus since it’s inception last march.

9,000 pounds of food surplus. Closet-purging surplus. Time and talent surplus.

And on Saturday Night we received a surplus of a different kind. Potato Salad.

Among other things, we were donated the surplus food from a wedding, so we boxed up loaves of bread, and gallons of potato salad in to family size portions. Then we loaded up the van with a cooler and our huge smiles, and set out to surprise our network of families and local services with an unexpected dinner.

Every family we stopped at, told us about another family, who’d they would share their portion with. See how the ripple effect, keeps going. Serving one, serves many.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Zestos, Inc. Gathering


ZESTOS GATHERING

 Discover the joy & excitement, as we join forces,

sharing a taste of the Lord's goodness with those in need

Bring a canned good, bring a friend or bring BOTH!

WHO?:  Everyone is welcome!  Childcare provided

We have a seat and a niche reserved for you!

WHAT?:  Music, Information, Q & A, Fellowship

WHEN?:  Sunday, August 9th at 6:30pm 

WHERE?:  Alton Reformed Church 

 

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The Ripple Effect

Some exciting news around Zestos, Inc. lately. We've really been able to see how God has brought people together, made their paths cross-- in unexpected ways. 

We've talked to people who've read the article or heard about Zestos from friends and we are able to share a bit about who we are... but more than that, we're excited to tell them stories about what God is doing. 

A few weeks ago, after telling a friend, Amanda, about Zestos, I (Mary) started to pray that people who needed us would be right in front of our faces. 

The next day Amanda shared with me about on her nightly walk, how she bumped into an neighbor, Sherrie, who after a long conversation confessed that she had to choose between electricity and groceries. 

Amanda and I really wanted to help Sherrie, so Zestos packed up some muffins with Amanda as an ambassador. In the last few weeks, Amanda has really been able to show Christ to Sherrie, just by being her amazing self. 

This Monday, Amanda took Sherrie to get her hair cut, at Salon Centra (a supporting merchant!), Sherrie had so much hair to cut that it could be donated to locks of love. 

You could see the weight literally lifted off of Sherrie's shoulders. She was able to feel more confidant about her self and help someone else in the process. Amanda was helping Sherrie, patronizing a Zestos Merchant and Sherrie's hair went to make a wig for a cancer patient. 

God's love just keeps on moving, far beyond where we think it can go.

If we take the time to look for God in the everyday, we see him every where. 

Thank you Amanda for sharing your story with me and for sharing you're life with Sherrie!


Saturday, July 25, 2009

News and Events!

Hello friends! 

We have some exciting Zestos News. Last Thursday we were able to disperse a ton, that's right-- 2,000 lbs. of food donated by Advance Brands. 


If you haven't seen it yet, check out the article about Zestos, Inc in this week's N'West Iowa REVIEW. 

Upcoming Event

We are having a prayer and direction meeting this Thursday night, July 30 at 6:30 p.m. at Alton Reformed Church.

Please come enjoy fellowship and bring along canned/non-perishable food items for family food baskets. 

Supporting Merchants

Fred’s Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Hopsers, IA 

Area Service Inc. 
Ed Grotenhuis
Alton, IA

Salon Centra
Alton, IA

Napa Auto Parts
Diamond Auto Parts
Orange City, IA

Hospers Furniture 
Hospers, IA 


Main Street Bikes and Trikes
Granville, IA

Make sure you tell these Supporting Merchants that you heard about them from Zestos, Inc. 

We want to support them for supporting us. 

If we all do a little, a lot can be accomplished!

Thursday, July 16, 2009

We Want You To Be A Piece Of The Pie

Zestos invitation by you.

Tonight was the first ever Piece of the Pie meeting for Zestos. This was a kick off of sorts, a way to tell a group of our friend what we've been up to for the last few months and explain the mission and vision of Zestos, Inc.

One of our sponsering merchants, Ed, sings in a Gospel Quartet and they offered to sing a medley of hymns to open the meeting. It was a real joy to have Ed, Charlene, Ray, Mary accompanied by Joyce (also a Sponsoring Merchant!) set the tone for the whole evening.

Zestos Inc kick off by you.

Rod shared with the group about his life-journey and how God set about forming Zestos years ago. He explained the functions of Zestos and how everyone can be involved.

Zestos Inc kick off by you.

We sang some wonderful songs, lead by Joyce and ended the night with pie-- what else could we have at Piece of the Pie night? 

Zestos Inc kick off by you.

Thanks to our crew of volunteer pie servers (eaters?), Alton Reformed Church and to the custodians who set up for the event. 

Zestos Inc kick off by you.

If you would like some more information you can send your contact information to zestosinc@gmail.com. If you want us to send you updates via our newsletter, you can send an email to zestosinc@gmail.com subject line "Email List."