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Rescuing Americans From Hunger's Fire
Virginia Beach, Virginia -- The red and white tractor-trailer backed up into the tight docking area. A few minutes later Operation Blessing's Hunger Strike Force (HSF) driver Clyde (Mac) Kennedy and his youngest daughter exited the cab to help the West Virginia partnering ministry unload. They neared the back and were humbled to see a hungry family already eating dry corn flakes out of a box. Just five days before this family had employment, a car and house. As both a HSF driver and fire fighter, Mac is no stranger to tragedy and triumph.
Flames have licked Mac's heels for more twenty-seven years. He was on duty on 9/11. "Nine eleven had a significant impact on me because of the magnitude of it," he shared. "I don't take allot of things for granted." In response to attacks on the Pentagon, Virginia Beach sent a second taskforce to Washington, D.C. This honored captain's firehouse took over the home front by working 48-hour shifts.
In addition to rescuing individuals from burning buildings while chimneys explode around him, Mac began driving part-time for HSF in 1995. This husband, father, and grandfather is ready to lend a hand when there is an emergency run or dedicated full-time drivers are sick or on vacation. "These guys are working hard and are the epitome of the professional driver," says Mac of his co-workers. "The bottom line on the street is we're making a difference!" This especially rang loud and clear on one trip to Charleston, South Carolina. Early in the morning over one hundred cheering people were already waiting in line to receive the groceries he was delivering. Mac continued, "That was one of those moments I'll never forget. This job is more than a job. It's a ministry."
Mac would never tell you that he's a local hero, but he would be the first to tell you he works with a team of heroes at the Hunger Strike Force. And he would thank you for your sacrificial support of Operation Blessing. Thank you.
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