Hamburgers for the Hungry

Kernersville isn’t just another stop on the map for Operation Providing Hope - it’s home. It’s where OPH was built, where volunteers first came together, and where our roots run deep. So when we fired up our new military-style cook trailer for the first time, it felt right to do it here.

Photos from the day: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TjnLAVZJ9Fiz6Jz57

On this day, OPH served more than 500 meals to the Kernersville community - hotdogs and hamburgers cooked fresh, handed out with smiles, and shared with neighbors, friends, and families. It wasn’t fancy food, and it didn’t need to be. It was warm, familiar, and made with care.

The new cook trailer represents more than equipment. It represents readiness - the ability to show up faster, serve more people, and meet communities where they are, whether that’s after a disaster or right at home. Seeing it in action for the first time, surrounded by the community that helped build OPH from the ground up, was something special.

Kids ran up excited for seconds. Families gathered and talked. Volunteers worked the grill, passed plates, and shared laughs between busy moments. There was a steady rhythm to it all - cooking, serving, connecting. Exactly what OPH is about.

Serving 500+ meals wasn’t about numbers. It was about presence. About taking care of the place that takes care of us. About reminding our neighbors that OPH isn’t just an organization that responds elsewhere - we’re part of this community, too.

To everyone who helped make this day happen - from those who built, funded, and staffed the trailer to the volunteers who stood over hot grills - Thank You. And to Kernersville: thank you for being our home.

This was just the beginning. And we’re ready for whatever comes next.