Dozens of pairs of children’s shoes are among the items being given away at the “People to People” distribution center in Mundelein.
Mundelein Chapel church member Ron Kempka, left and Pastor Rick Smith arrange hundreds of items that will be given away to needy families in the Mundelein area. The “People to People” distribution center opens today. Ron Kempka says he loves that people donate food and clothes to the needy during the holidays. As noble as that is, the computer programmer from Crystal Lake says it doesn’t go far enough. With that in mind, Kempka, 43, is leading an effort for a weekly food and clothing distribution that will run throughout the year. A member of The Chapel’s campus in Mundelein, Kempka and more than 100 volunteers are opening the “People to People” ministry in an old wood frame building in that village. The center will be open Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. Kempka felt the ministry was a natural expression of his Christian faith.
“This is rooted in having compassion for the needy,” Kempka said. “It is a way to show the love of Christ. That’s the root of it.”