They took what they didn't need in Caddo Mills to Wills Point, about 15 miles away. Just as they have done every week for nearly four years. How the food gets to Josephine is another small miracle. When Richard Murray, the town's mayor, wanted to organize a food drive, he mentioned his plan to Bob Folstadt, a retired machinist who lives in Garland. Folstadt, who was already volunteering in a Dallas food drive, said he would pick up groceries from Dallas stores and bring them to Josephine.
People come up here to get the food with tears in their eyes.
Eventually they were delivering so much food to the Methodist church that Barrett had to install a special refrigerator at his stoneworks business. As Folstadt and his friends found more and more grocery stores willing to donate leftover food, Barrett had more than enough to feed Josephine. Church volunteers gave the remainder to local farmers, who fed it to their hogs. This bothered Barrett. So he started driving through Caddo Mills after he was done with the Josephine deliveries.