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"A Christmas Memory"
is based
upon a true story of how a grateful woman chose to thank FHFH for
providing her sister with the winters' meat.
 “Grandma!
Grandma! Where did you get this old shirt?” exclaims young Billy as he
makes his way through a mountain of memories in his grandmother’s
attic. “There’s a picture on it and it says Farmeers and Hoonteers
Feeding the Hoongrie!”
“Shhh, your brothers and
sisters are asleep Billy. It’s been a long Christmas Day for them,”
whispers Grandma as she takes the dusty cotton fabric in her aged
hands. “Let me see…it says Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry.
Why I haven’t seen this for years!”
“I think that my daddy
talks about those Far-mars and Hunt-ars…” begins Billy in a
curious little voice.
“Yes, yes, your daddy
gives them some of his extra deer every hunting season for people to eat
who don’t have Christmas dinners and presents like we do,” explains
Grandma.
“But Grandma…what about
the shirt?” asks Billy.
“Oh yes. A long time ago
when your daddy was very young, Grandpa and I met the people who began
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry at a sportsmen’s show. We
didn’t have much money but I told Grandpa to go get our checkbook so
that we could buy one of their shirts. I wanted people to see the shirt
and know that we appreciated the work of Farmers and Hunters Feeding
the Hungry,” says Grandma.
“Why, did you a-ppreshi-ate
them Grandma?” inquires Billy.
“The year before that,
your daddy’s Uncle James died. My sister Jenny was left with four
children—your Aunt Sally, Aunt Mary, Uncle John, and Uncle Raymond—to
take care of. Winter was coming and she had little food or money. A
friend from her church had heard of something called Farmers and
Hunters Feeding the Hungry and he found out that they could get deer
meat for Aunt Jenny—and others—who needed food that winter,” continues
Grandma.
“But Grandma if you
didn’t have much money either then why did you buy the shirt?” wonders
Billy.
“We bought this shirt so
that the people of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry would
know that we were thankful for what they were doing. We also wanted to
give back a little bit so that they could help others like they had
helped Aunt Jenny. Would you like to hear another story about someone
who helps others Billy?”
“Sure Grandma!”
exclaims Billy.
“Shh…remember that the
others are sleeping.” Grandma whispers, “Many, many years ago on a
crisp, starry night, there were some shepherds in the fields outside of
Bethlehem watching over their flocks of sheep…” | 
