
While most readers of this blog and most LOLI team members are familiar with the activities and stories that go along with a crusade, many are not familiar with all the preparation that goes into a crusade. This series of posts is designed to give you an insight into some of that preparation. If you read part 1 and part 2 of this series, you know what goes into the bags and where the food comes from, it’s time to share with you how we put all those bags together. It is quite a challenge to put together over 5,000 bags of food in just a few days. The process begins with converting the 50 pound bags of corn and the 100 pound bags of beans into 1 pound bags. This is the hardest and most tedious part of the process. It usually takes two to four people at a…