History of Invisible Hands

In the Spring of 2010, I sat down with Pastor Joe Shafer to discuss the possibility of opening an Emergency Food Pantry for Trietsch Families. Our family had just been hit by several large unexpected expenses. Thankfully, we had savings to fall back on, but it occurred to us that many people in our congregation may not have this luxury, given the current economic situation. Joe indicated that traditionally, Trietsch would refer people to CCA or other local food pantries, should they ask for assistance. I tearfully admitted, that had it been me, I wouldn’t have gone, as it would take all I had to come to the church for help in the first place. It must have struck a chord with him as he put me in touch with Pastor Diane Presley and our discussions began. Later I heard about a single father who mentioned to some scout leaders that he and his daughter had been eating rice for a week. A dear friend of mine heard about the need and organized a food collection which yielded one month’s worth of groceries and left it on his step when she knew he wouldn’t be there. I began thinking it would be so nice be able to provide assistance to people, like this father, without them even having to ask, hence the name Invisible Hands.