*BROOK*) A CHURCH IN
SHERIDAN IS GETTING TEENS
INVOLVED IN THEIR SMALL TOWN..
PREPARING AND SERVING MEALS
EVERY WEEK. THE DINNER..
TOTALLY FREE. NEWS 8'S JENNY
DREASLER VISITED THE
CROSSROADS CAFE TONIGHT.
JENNY.. WHY DO THE KIDS WANT
TO DO THIS? *JENN*)
BROOKE.. THE KIDS WERE SO
EXCITED TO SEE PEOPLE WALK IN
THE DOORS OF THEIR BUILDING.
THEY TELL ME THEY LIKE BEING
ABLE TO THEM MAKE FOOD.. AND
JUST HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE
HAVING A HARD TIME.
*JENN*) THE PASTOR WHO
PUTS THIS ALL ON.. SAYS THE
THE CROSSROADS CAFE NOT ONLY
HELPS THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST..
BUT THE KIDS TOO.
*JENNY DREASLER, REPORTIN*)
((PASTOR CHRIS BROOKS/: THINGS
LIKE FAMILY DINNER ARE GONE.
THAT NEIGHBOR LOVING NEIGHBOR
DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE.")):04
((NATS OF KITCHEN)) BUT
THROUGH A LABOR OF LOVE...
((NATS OF KITCHEN)) A HALF A
DOZEN... ((NATS OF KITCHEN))
KIDS... ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE
THAT. ((ROBERT BOWEN,
TEEN-HEAD- CHEF, 13 YEARS
OLD:// "TONIGHT WE ARE HAVING
PULLED PORK, MASHED POTATOES
AND BEANS.)):03 THE HEAD
CHEF?? 13- YEAR- OLD ROBERT
BOWEN. HE AND THE OTHER
TEENS.. FROM CROSSROADS CHURCH
IN SHERIDAN... NOT ONLY MAKE
THE FOOD FOR CROSSROADS
CAFE... BUT SERVE IT TOO...
((NATS OF SERVING)) TONIGHT...
PEOPLE WHO WALKED THROUGH
DOOR.. ALL TREATED LIKE
WELCOME GUESTS.. FAMILY.
((PASTOR CHRIS BROOKS/: IT
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT PERSON. IT DOESN'T
MATTER WHAT THEIR BELIEF IS.
JESUS SAID TO LOVE PERIOD. HE
DIDNT SAY TO LOVE IF. OR TO
LOVE THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU,
HE JUST SAID TO LOVE.)):12
PASTOR CHRIS BROOKS SAYS IT
ALL STARTED OFF AS AN IDEA...
TO GIVE BACK.. RESTORE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MENTALITY... AND
GIVE TEENS A WAY TO INVEST IN
THEIR HOMETOWN. ((PASTOR CHRIS
BROOKS/: YOU GIVE THEM
OWNERSHIP IN ANYTHING THEY DO,
THEY ARE NOT ONLY GOING TO
WANT TO DO IT, THEY ARE GOING
TO EXCEL AT IT.")):05 ((ROBERT
BOWEN, TEEN-HEAD- CHEF/: "IT
MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GOOD
ABOUT HELPING THE COMMUNITY
OUT.")):02 WORD HAS ALREADY
SPREAD FAST ABOUT THE CAFE..
ONLY OPEN FOR 6 MONTHS. AS
PEOPLE LIKE KIM OSBORNE CAME
ALL THE WAY FROM WESTFIELD TO
SHOW HER SUPPORT. ((KIM
OSBORNE/: NOT JUST TO GET A
FREE MEAL, BUT TO SEE WHAT THE
TEENS ARE DOING AND TO SEE HOW
GOD IS MOLDING THEM AND
WORKING WITH THEM, I LOVE WHAT
THEY'RE DOING.")):11 ((NATS OF
KITCHEN)) AND EVERY
WEDNESDAY... THE KIDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SERVE SHERIDAN..
LEARNING... ((NATS OF
KITCHEN)) HOW TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. ((NATS OF
SERVING..))
*JENN*) THE CROSSROADS
CAFE IS OPEN EVERY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FROM 5:30-6:30PM. PASTOR
BROOKS TELLS ME THEY ARE IN
NEED OF DONATIONS... LIKE NEW
POTS AND PANS.. FOOD... OR
MONEY. FOR HOW YOU CAN GET
INVOLVED.. CLICK ON THIS STORY
RIGHT NOW.. AT WISH TV DOT
COM. JENNY DREASLER. WISH-TV
NEWS 8.
*BROOK*) AFTER A RECLUSIVE
