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I spent yesterday loading supplies in our trailers that will be heading to New Orleans for the LCMS Youth Gathering. Rain or shine! For those who like numbers. Here is the rough count on equipment. Three 80-gallon pots, three 60-gallon pots, six 100lb propane tanks, 4 portable cooling fans, tents, tables and all the extraContinue reading “A few numbers to chew on”

The students of Good Shepherd Lutheran in Gulf Breeze Florida surprised us with a check recently. The teachers and students made Forged by Fire the recipient of their chapel offerings. Ms. Carol and her team created an a poster board that displayed wheels and tires. Each completed wheel/tire was a hundred dollar level. These wonderfulContinue reading “Creative giving from Good Shepherd Lutherans school”

Nicholas Capace, August 24, 1974 – June 6, 2025 Recently a good friend to Pastor Paul and the Forged by Fire family passed away. His family named Forged by Fire as a recipient of financial donations in leu of traditional flowers. We were humbled by this generous action. So we would like to share aContinue reading “In Grateful Memory of Nicholas Capace”

We are getting closer to the LCMS Youth Gathering in New Orleans. Thousands of youth and adult leaders will converge on the City of New Orleans. Growing up the tag-line for the city was “The city that care forgot”. Not sure how true that line was or what was the reason behind it. But IContinue reading “Youth Gathering Service Project”

Upon returning from the LWML convention in Omaha we were blessed by Hosanna Lutheran in Mankato Minnesota. I am always humbled when these types of blessings find their way to us. We are truly honored to be chosen for this honor of your mission support dollars. This is the second year that our brothers andContinue reading “Mission Support”

Our hearts are devastated by recent events in our sister state of Texas. The loss of life unimaginable. Each day there is more news coming from the area. Unfortunately, the death toll continues to rise and we are brought to our knees with each update. There are moments of joy, although brief. There is stillContinue reading “Texas Flooding Disaster”

The FBF team had a wonderful time last week at the LWML National Convention in Omaha. Back in 2023 at the Milwaukee Convention, the ladies voted to fund the construction of this mobile kitchen trailer. Now in 2025, we were honored to show it off to the faithful ladies of the LWML. It was timeContinue reading “LWML Omaha Convention”

Forged by Fire recently received a generous Mission Grant from the Utah/Idaho LWML District. We were able to connect with a couple of the ladies from that District while we were in Omaha. What a blessing those Mites are! The other blessing is making friends with so many people who are excited about sharing theContinue reading “LWML Utah / Idaho Mission Grant”

We are unveiling this new addition under the Forged by Fire umbrella. Crosses for Benny is a way for us to offer individual crosses to those who receive our meals while we are out serving. The background for this project stretches back many years. Kathy Capace started assembling necklace style crosses to hand out toContinue reading “Crosses for Benny”

It was a hot but fun time at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center as your FBF President cooked in the 2025 Jambalaya World Championship. This year I teamed up with the man himself, Shane Martinez. Shane and his wife Pam own Krazy Kajun Cookware and Fabrication in St. Amant. They make the pots that weContinue reading “Jambalaya World Championship Cook-Off”