Serving with Heart: The story behind Bags of Faith
Chad Reinbold , along with his wife, Maria , operates Bags of Faith, an outreach initiative that began about eleven years ago. The project started modestly as a requirement for his daughter Faith's second-degree black belt when she was twelve years old. At the time, the family gathered toiletries to assemble care packages for individuals experiencing homelessness, distributing around twenty or thirty bags to complete the project requirements. Faith, now grown, has paused to pursue other paths, while Chad and Maria have chosen to continue the mission full-time. Bags of Faith ready to reach those who need them most What truly sets this outreach apart is the personal connection built with those living on the streets. Rather than distributing supplies from a distance, Chad and Maria walk directly into wooded camps and city parks to sit down, talk, pray, and listen. A pivotal turning point occurred during a trip to Charleston, when they met a homeless U.S. veteran possessing only the clothes on his back and a backpack. When asked what he needed, the veteran replied that people down the street needed it more, and all he wanted was for someone to sit with him for a while and treat
