GrillBilly Smoke

09/10/2026

Comfort is the enemy of growth. Who wants to break bread?
Bbq fri & sat 1130-6

09/10/2026

Disclaimer: ai image of
"sundae nachos" this week.
Pelican's Snoballs of Morristown thur fri sat 11:30-6
Video later. Love yall

09/09/2026

This is Jennifer’s story.

We first met Jennifer in 2024 when GrillBilly Smoke was set up at an old gas station on the east end of Morristown. She had been living on the streets for around 14 or 15 years, usually with her dog, Max, by her side.
We would feed her when we saw her, and then sometimes weeks would go by before we saw her again.
One day in November, Jennifer told us she didn’t think she would survive another winter on the streets.
A facility in Kentucky eventually called and said they had a bed for her. The problem was, I had no idea where Jennifer was.
I drove all over Morristown looking behind buildings, down back roads, and near wooded areas. Finally, sitting at a stoplight, I prayed, “God, if it is Your will, please let me find Jennifer today.”
I drove to the old gas station where we used to set up. Jennifer never slept there.
But that morning, there she was, asleep on the sidewalk with Max. Once at the facility in Kentucky doctors discovered she had a uti so severe that the infection would have killed her had she not come in when she did.
The top-left picture is Jennifer and Max in my truck going to Kentucky that day in November 2024.
The top-right picture is Jennifer one year later.
And the bottom picture is Jennifer today, in 2026, preparing to become a manager at a local McDonald’s.
That is what hope can look like.
To our GrillBilly Smoke community, thank you. Whether you have donated money, shared a post, prayed for someone, or simply bought a sandwich from our food truck, you are part of what we are trying to do.
A meal from GrillBilly Smoke is never just a meal.
A little of what comes through our window gets poured back into people when a need is placed in front of us and God leads us to help.
Jennifer is living proof that sometimes a sandwich, a prayer, a ride, and somebody refusing to give up on you can become the beginning of an entirely different life.
Thank you for partnering with us. This is part of what you make possible.

09/08/2026

Today was a pretty incredible day for Country.
At Pelican's Snoballs of Morristown

Because of the generosity of yall in the GrillBilly Smoke community, today we were able to:

• Get the license plate for his car — $175
• Pay off a $750 loan he had with TVA Federal Credit Union
And put $ 300 into his account
• Purchase six months of car insurance — $450
• Buy him a new shirt and a pair of jeans at Rural King — $50
He said "im sure glad to get a fresh pair of jeans. These jeans I been wearing are so strong they sometimes walk to the store by themselves and I cant go nowhere till they get back".
🤣 the man's got jokes.

And after almost every single transaction, Country teared up.

He kept saying, “It doesn’t seem real. It feels like the best dream ever.”

While we were out today, he told me about the woman working at TVA Federal Credit Union who bought him a tent and other things last winter when he was homeless and nearly froze to death.

He also told me about a large department store that I won’t name. At one point, they were kind enough to call an ambulance for him when he couldn’t feel his hands or feet and thought his hernia had ruptured. But before the ambulance took him, the police informed him he was trespassed and is no longer allowed to shop there.

It struck me today how many different chapters there have been in this man’s story. Some filled with kindness. Some filled with hardship. Some probably harder than most of us can imagine.

But today was a good chapter.

Today, Country has a car with a tag. He has insurance. A debt has been paid. He has money in his account. He has some new clothes.

And maybe, more than anything, he has a little room to breathe.

To every single person in the GrillBilly Smoke community who donated, shared, prayed, encouraged, or helped make this possible:

THANK YOU.

You didn’t just give money.

You gave a man a day that he kept describing as “the best dream ever.”

And we got to watch it happen. ❤️
BBQ this week thur, fri, sat
Introducing
"sundae mountain nachos"

09/07/2026

Distraction!
The struggle with walking in the spirit.

09/06/2026

Y’all… this is what COMMUNITY looks like. ❤️

In just one hour, the GrillBilly Smoke community raised over $1,500 to help buy an SUV for Country.

The seller, Justin, lowered the price from $1,700 to $1,000 after hearing what we were trying to do. But when Justin and his wife, Jean'a, delivered the SUV, they shared that they had once been homeless. In 2021, a church gave them a car.

5 short years later, they felt led to pay that kindness forward—and gave the SUV to Country. ❤️🙏

Because of their generosity, the money donated can now help Country with other bills and needs as he gets back on his feet.

Thank you to everyone who donated, shared, prayed, encouraged, or helped. And Justin and Jean'a thank you for continuing the blessing you once received.

Sometimes kindness keeps traveling.

God is good. ❤️

09/04/2026

Country talking about what its like being homeless.

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

WE ARE OPEN TODAY!
11:30-3pm & SAT 11:30-6pm
Pelican's Snoballs of Morristown Parkinglot
See you there !

09/03/2026

GrillBillysmoke goal $1500.00
UPDATE: WE HAVE THE BEST COMMUNITY. yall GAVE $1500 in 1 hour. some venmo-cashapp and some promise to come by the truck. I will have gift certs at truck tomorrow and sat.
I will post a video tomoro but now im overwhelmed with your outpouring of love. We will document country getting the keys (maybe saturday) and still need to register and get insurance. If anyone wants to contribute to help with his future needs we can get that to him as well thank yall. Now I gotta go cook some BBQ. LOVE YALL!

Someone messaged me and offered to sell "country" this suv for $1100.
But he ain't got no money.
Is there 15 people that would be willing to purchase a $100. Grillbillysmoke gift certificate so we can buy, tag & insure this for him??
You will get $100 in future bbq purchases and he will have transportation and shelter. Sounds like a win win.
We are at Pelican's Snoballs of Morristown friday-tomorrow 1130a-3p. And
Saturday 1130a-6p