Today we worked at the mission. First we went down to the basement and went through the food and organized it. While we were down there, some of the guys were talking to us about where they are from and how they got here. One of the guys told us that he wasn’t even homeless. He has a house and a family, but he had a drug problem. He went through rehab at another program but he came to the mission because he wanted to go through a Christian program for his rehab. I thought it was really good that he would leave his family just because he wanted to go to this religious program. He was a really nice guy, and he has a job and house; however, he still chooses to be there. That was really great to me.
Today was the last day of our service work. All of us were really tired and exhausted but most of us still worked and tried our best to help out. It was still frustrating to not get very much face time with the people who stay there and the homeless people. I would have liked to be able to hear the stories of the men who are homeless and how they got to be that way. I like to hear how people’s lives have changed and their stories. However, I really didn’t get a chance to talk to anyone. Most of the people that I have talked to have just been in the rehab program and haven’t necessarily been homeless.
All in all I really enjoyed the trip. It was fun to see the city. It was really nice to help all of the people. I feel like I made a difference. Even if I never saw someone face to face, I still helped behind the scenes and that was good enough for me. I’m just happy to have helped in any way at all. The guys that did see our work and did thank us was enough for me to feel good about everything.
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