On the second Friday in November, Koinonia Open Programming Board managed to feed 175
Koinonia is the Christian service and outreach 
student group at Kenyon with whom I work. From their budget and a generous donation, we bought three twenty-pound turkeys, two sizeable hams, fourteen boxes of stuffing, fifty pounds of potatoes, six twelve-packs of rolls, six cans of cranberry sauce, four large cans of green beans, four family-sized cans of yams, three pounds of butter, two family sized cans of cream of mushroom soup, two pounds of brown sugar, two family sized bags of frozen corn, one gallon of milk, and enough lemonade powder to make ten gallons worth. With the help of a student’s mom, grandmother, and sister working all day, as well as twenty Christian students volunteering an hour or two each, these food items were transformed into a magnificent Thanksgiving Dinner. In addition to that, church members donated eight pies to Koinonia for dessert! The students who came were amazed by the food and even more so that anyone would even try to put on an event like this. This is one way the Kenyon Christians are showing Christ’s love to other students.
The Greek word koinonia means “fellowship or participation,” as in Acts 2:42. But it also means “distribution, almsgiving or sharing,” as in 2 Corinthians 9:13. This Thanksgiving Dinner was only made possible by God’s grace through Christians’ koinonia. The same is true for this ministry and all ministries. Thank you for your prayerful koinonia.
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