The Disciples of Galilee are feeding bodies and souls in the Bronx. The band of volunteers feeds hundreds of people each week out of their Castle Hill pantry.

"There's something about you doing God's work, and you're feeding his people,” said Segundo Lopez, who handles the organization’s community affairs. “The void is full."

Max Acosta, Guillermo "Gil" Santos and Segundo Lopez started the organization seven years ago. They met in support programs for drug addiction.

"We give back because, we've been blessed and we've been blessed that we've been saved,” Santos, who manages operations, said.

Their faith led them to giving out sandwiches to the homeless in the Bronx.

"A lot of things came back to me because I went through a period of homelessness, and I went through a long period of addiction, and I was in a struggle for a long time,” Acosta, the president of the organization, said. “And when I went out there, I got very emotional, and I found- best said- that my purpose."

Now their organization provides food pantry service. They still hit the streets every week to feed and connect with people experiencing homelessness and living with addiction.

"We suffered. We've been rejected," Lopez said. "And we embrace them."

They keep a closet of donations for people in need of clothing. The team recently helped victims of a fire on nearby Wallace Avenue.

"We were able to provide them with a lot of new stuff, including a prayer station,” Acosta said. “It's just a beautiful thing that they can come here and shop for all their needs."

And they hope to, one day, open up a soup kitchen to teach others how to cook. Consider it a call from a higher power to help those who need it most.

"God is still in the miracle [of] making business,” Santos said. “So we do that, and it gives us a purpose and a meaning to our lives."

For transforming their lives to help others, these Disciples of Galilee are our New Yorkers of the Week.