February 2024

According to the latest census data, 396,192 people call Wichita home.

1 Corinthians 9:22 “To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.”Having been a part of a generation that had an opportunity to listen to those that actually lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s has given me enlightenment to some facts and concepts that today’s generation would never even consider reasonable.An “old saying” that once was common was, “We used everything of the hog but the squeal.” “Hog killin’ time” was a common occurrence in rural America in the 30s (and long before) until the 1970s and is still done in families in some areas.People, especially during those hard times, made use of everything available.