Paul, 61, is a native Kansan but spent most of his adult life in Dallas, Texas. It was a promise to two aging aunts that brought Paul and his wife, Keranda, back to the community where the couple met and married 41 years ago.
“I had to come back to take care of them,” Paul said of his love for his family. One of his aunts died soon after the couple returned, but the other lived to see her 99th birthday before she passed in 2019.
Now, Paul is a pastor in Wellington and Keranda is an associate pastor at the church they attended in their early years of marriage. The pair have three adult sons, two of whom have special needs and live at home with them.
Their oldest son, Darian, is in the U.S. Reserves and works as a truck driver. He visits often to help his family.
“I’m one of those men that believe in taking care of my family, working two and three jobs as necessary,” Paul says. “Got the oldest through college and supporting my sons at home now.”
But Paul’s income simply isn’t enough these days, so he started going to Bread of Life Food Pantry for extra help in putting food on the table for his family.
That’s why Bread of Life — and friends like you who give and make it possible for him to pick up food there — means so much to Paul.
“Because of the way inflation is right now, a lot of the healthy foods you need, you can’t afford them,” he says. “I found I can get the vegetables and other items I need [at Bread of Life]. A lot of time they have the produce, milk, and things like that.”
The extra help is important to his family’s budget, “especially when you see what the store is charging.”
Thank you for your partnership with the Kansas Food Bank to bridge the gap for families who may otherwise experience hunger!