KAKE | Stanley Murdock

It's run by a woman named Stanley Murdock, yes, that's right, I said her name was 'Stanley'. She said her grandmother named her. For the last ten years, she has been a not-so-silent force helping others. "Well, I was a single mom and had six kids and I wish there had been a soup kitchen at that time. I found a good husband who helped me raise my kids on up, but I try to give back some that was done for me."
	In the 300 block of E. Third in Hutchinson the 'soup ministry' wins souls one bite at a time. "Now that herb pork rib roast sounds pretty good."
For ten years Stanley Murdock has been the woman in charge at the kitchen. "God will provide and he has. June 11^th is the 20^th year this soup kitchen has been in existence and in those 20 years He has provided each day. On some days, I've come here and there has been no food to prepare a meal I've said 'oh Lord what am I going to feed these people today?' Then come company walks in and says we've got all this food left over and you can use it?" They can and they do. Stanley is like all of us. At home, thinks about not only the problems at the 'soup' kitchen, but life in her own kitchen. "I realize how blessed I am all the time." Her husband is on kidney dialysis. Their budget is tight. "So as long as the Lord blesses me with the strength and the ability to go down and do what I do, I'm going to continue to do that." But her attitude is always optimistic as she works in her kitchen she calls—'Afro-American country'. "But that's kind of what we do everyday. We come home from dialysis and he's ready to eat when we get here."

Her husband leaves the table early, the dialysis tires him out. Stanley finishes alone. One day almost half-over. The next will begin soon enough. "Oh gracious heavenly father...."
At the soup kitchen the next day, a local church gives the blessing and serves the food. "Amen!" "Is your name Cory? Then do you guys want to help serve?" Stanley is there in the middle of it all—again---and again. "Ladies first David. How are you today? Just fine! Good!"
There are always more people to help. And there is always another day! "Are you guys done?" "Oh no, it will be awhile. They'll come back for seconds and then after that we give them carry-out to take home with them."
There is always another day.