- [Narrator] With foodfrom Operation Blessing,

Eastern Star Church hasbeen meeting people's needs

in Elizabeth City for more than 15 years.

Now there's an even greaterneed due to COVID-19.

Pastor Edward Bracket.

- A lot of people have losttheir job due to corona virus.

People who wakes up inthe mornin' wonderin',

"When am I gon' eat today?"

Or go to sleep at night wonderin',

"What's gon' happen tomorrow?"

- [Narrator] LatoyaArmstrong works two jobs

to provide for her daughter Zakia,

who's an honor roll student.

- Well, bein' a singlemom, it's very hard.

At State University, Iused to work like four days

outta a week, now I only work two.

When I got cut, I didcry, because I didn't know

what to do.

- [Narrator] Right now,these food distributions

are helping the Armstrongs,and many other families

fill the gap.

To keep everyone safe,volunteers place groceries

directly into people's cars.

As both a volunteer, and a recipient,

Koza knows what it's liketo both give and receive.

- It's money that I don'thave to spend on food.

God has blessed me tremendously.

I help pack the food, I'lltake the food to the cars,

because I know thatwhat they're doin' here

is impacting so many lives.

So, I wanna be a blessing to others,

and that's why I come here.

- There's times we have like150 families come through here

within the hour or twohours that we serve.

- [Narrator] Thanks toOperation Blessing partners,

parents like Latoya areable to feed their families.

- It makes me feel happythere is people out here

that wants to help us.

We needed help and we finally got it.

- The Lord, He gives me what Ineed when I need it the most.

- We on TV?

- I just wanna say thank youfrom the bottom of my heart,

because what you do, you are giving life.

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