Hailing from Mobile, Alabama, this awe-inspiring 12-year-old girl has captured the hearts and garnered widespread admiration. Her recent endeavor involved baking an astonishing quantity of approximately 2,000 cinnamon rolls for a meaningful program called VBS. This program is dedicated to ministering to children and fostering connections within the community, thereby generating significant attention and admiration for her selfless act of service.
From The Alabama Baptist:
This year, with it being her last year in VBS, Meredith wanted to taste that sweet victory again. So she brought back the idea of the bake sale but modified it a little bit. Instead of a variety of baked goods, she focused on cinnamon rolls. And instead of just one sale, she decided to do it once a week throughout the month of June.
She called it Cinnamon Roll Saturday. Preparing the 40 dozen cinnamon rolls each week took a day and a half.
“I make it with sourdough bread, so I have to mix the dough and let it rise all day,” Meredith said.
She’d then roll it out Friday night, shape it into rolls and let it rise overnight before baking it and making the icing on Saturday mornings.
Her mom helped her advertise through Facebook each week, then they’d set up from 8 to 10 a.m. at a local park.
In the end, Cinnamon Roll Saturday raised $2,610 for the VBS offering at FBTC, which will be split between three missions needs — a Send Network project in Puerto Rico, a missionary family in Southeast Asia and Gideon Bibles.
Derek Allen said he’s proud of Meredith’s perseverance, but he’s even more proud of the way she’s realized that, even though the girls won the competition, the real victory is what God is doing through the missions projects supported by the funds.
“God has given her baking skills to use for His glory,” he said, noting that she bakes treats at other times during the year too under the name Sugar Creek Bakery. “I thought it was something she might try and then get tired of, but she has taken on the responsibility of all the baking this month with perseverance and consistency.”
Then Meredith shared what God was doing with the other girls by splitting up the pennies among them and having them all take part in placing them on the scales.
“That was her idea,” Derek Allen said. “It’s all for the cause of Christ; it’s not about her.”
Indeed, this young lady is truly extraordinary and serves as an inspiring role model for children her age.
Her utilization of the talents bestowed upon her by God is not only a testament to her character but also a source of enrichment for both herself and those around her. By selflessly employing her God-given abilities, she exemplifies the power of compassion and service, igniting a flame of inspiration in the hearts of other children.
