Thirty years ago today, the St. Francis Inn served its first meal. After the friars made the food, they served it to five men and then sat down and ate with them. Last night we served dinner to 296. The original building was a bar converted to soup kitchen. The first structure is the current dining room and office, but in 2000 the size was doubled and a bigger kitchen area, bathrooms and storage rooms were added. Regardless of the size of the building, the mission remains the same. "We do not wish to serve the poor, but to be poor and to serve our brothers and sisters."
This is a good saying. It's like - Live simply so other's may simply live.
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