Kids won’t miss Easter during crisis

Living Proof Church of Groesbeck will host a drive-through Easter egg basket giveaway this year to deliver the tasty festive treats to children. The eggs will be distributed at 1207 E. Navasota Street in Groesbeck around the noon hour, in which families will be handed baskets through car windows.

“Regardless of the chaos, we are going to be doing something with the Easter Eggs,” said Pastor John Carabin via Facebook.

The church normally does a 15,000-count Easter egg hunt each year, inviting the Groesbeck locals to attend. This year, because of health concerns, the reverend has changed plans.

“This year, the Sunday afternoon after the [traditional Easter] service, individuals can drive by the church,” he said. “We’ll give them an Easter basket full of eggs. We will have hundreds of baskets to give out.”

In recent years, the church has given away 144 turkeys to needy families, more than 2,500 pairs of shoes and 200 supply backpacks for needy students at Groesbeck ISD.

“Whatever the community needs, we try to provide it,” Carabin said. Donations are accepted for the programs, which continue for less fortunate students.

From their Facebook: Open to the public, 100% free This Easter Sunday Living Proof Church will be handing out over 330 Easter baskets in a drive-by fashion. This will replace our normal 15,000 egg hunt. We have baskets and we have eggs, what we need is people to come by after the service and pick them up for their kids. Basket hand out will begin roughly 12:15-12:30 (depending on how long-winded the preacher gets). Please join us on our live feed which can be found on the Living Proof Facebook page, Living Proof Groesbeck group or our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPwmFtSA4ukK7Fbv57YnFsw service starts at 11AM