A participant at the 2013 LCMS Youth Gathering in San Antonio places packaged meals into a box to be sent out to people who need food. That effort provided more than 322,000 meals. Supporters of LCMS Youth Ministry’s “WeRaise” crowdfunding campaign pledged a total of $25,000 that, when combined with registration fees and a grant from LCMS mercy ministries, allows for 500,000 meals to be packed at the 2016 LCMS Youth Gathering. (Anna Sparks/Gathering Media)
