INDIANAPOLIS — Families lined up around the parking lot at Living Water Fellowship Church, some arriving as early as 10 a.m., hoping to secure a Thanksgiving meal kit before supplies ran out on Saturday.
Living Water Outreach Ministries originally planned to distribute 300 Blessings in a Box Thanksgiving meal boxes this year. By the time the event ended, volunteers had served more than 350 families, a turnout that reflects the growing struggle many households face as food costs rise and resources shrink.
Sharon Long, a longtime volunteer, said the church increased its usual distribution because the need is climbing…