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Mobile ministry brings faith, food to 25 sites ; Program hands out more than 3,000 meals daily

To the residents waiting under a shade tree at Dayton's DeSoto Bass Courts, she is an angel of mercy.

To small children who swamped her the moment she arrived, she is a saint. And for needy families throughout the city who structure their daily routines around the arrival of her food trucks, Metro Ministry Pastor Karla Randall of Living Word Church in Vandalia is a savior.

"The first year I operated this food ministry, we served at four sites," Randall said. "The second year was 13. Now we serve 25 sites around the city during our summer feeding program. In a six-month period last year, we served more than 229,000 meals to low-income families in greater Dayton."

Sixteen years ago, Randall ...

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