You could say Ducks on a Mission began ten years ago with a single turkey. I saw a Facebook post; someone needed help with Thanksgiving, and I thought, “Sure, I can buy a turkey.” It was an easy, quick way to meet a tangible need in the name of Jesus. It was love in action, just like in 1 John 3:18. What I didn’t know then was that God would take that one “yes” and multiply it. The next year, God showed me that more families were struggling to fill their tables for the holidays. I owned a small cell phone… Read More
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I don’t think anyone ever teaches you how to pray when your faith feels thin. I always pictured strong, confident Christians lifting their hands and declaring Scripture. Not someone like me, standing on a worn-out porch with bills piled on the kitchen table and a fear so heavy it made my chest tighten. But that’s exactly where I found myself one afternoon: job lost, fridge nearly empty, and my kids quietly watching me like they were trying to figure out whether they should worry too. I stepped outside so they wouldn’t see me cry. I sat on the porch steps, closed my eyes, and whispered the… Read More
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For 25 years, my mom was a school cook in an elementary school, where all the children called her by her first name, “Sue.” She loved them, and they loved her in return for her hugs, friendly teasing and good food. Her school kitchen was known for the special treats she whipped up, especially her famous homemade peanut butter bars that are still talked about today. She would see to it that all the students received plenty of food on their plates, with extras and seconds given to the ones who looked hungrier. Years later, when she was drawing close to death… Read More
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Sue Garrett never set out to make her cooking a business. But God had other plans for her. She had always shared pictures of what she was serving for dinner on her personal Facebook page. Being from the South, she loved to cook and share meal ideas with her friends. In July 2020 and in the middle of the pandemic, some owners of a vegetable farm came to her and asked if they could make a video of Sue preparing some dishes with their vegetables. She did and they put it on their Facebook page. And she put it on her page.… Read More
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It’s been a long road for me to get to this place. In 2008, I was kidnapped and held hostage for five months. I was pregnant and scared. From the beginning, my ex had an ulterior motive to have a child with me. He took advantage of me, and the family said to marry him so as not to embarrass them. When I tried to leave, he stabbed me in the abdomen. I managed to escape when my daughter was three months old, but he followed us and nearly beat me to death. Because he was well-known in the community, there were… Read More
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My grandson, Sam, died last year when his moped was struck by an oncoming vehicle. I was completely devastated. But I have found a very unique, and healing, way to honor his memory. Sam was a high school sophomore, and he and his buddies would sometimes go out for breakfast to a local diner before school. When we were talking one day, Sam told me, “The diner’s food has nothing on you, Grandma. You make the best breakfast.” So I casually said, “Why don’t you come to my house with your friends sometime and I’ll make them breakfast.” He loved the idea… Read More






