Agape food Bank Wed 7/18/2012 St. John the Baptist

Oh wow... Where to begin... Today we worked at the Agape food bank! We got up at 8:00 and completed the usual morning routine of breakfast and chores. Later having arrived at the destination of today's activity the food bank, we had 2 hours to complete setup. Everyone worked hard,quickly BUT efficiently. Also today's corporal work of mercy was cloth the naked. Cloth the naked meaning: literally clothing the naked with cloth donations from Monday's walking food drive. And restoring the immigrants human dignity. St. John the Baptist kids ,adults and Agape staff fullfiled this service of God by smiling, conversing in English and Spanish, helping them select their food etc. Throughout the food bank. Some memorable moments were seeing the migrants children selecting food for their families. One even riding alone with a friend as his family was in the fields working. Another little boy when asked by one of my fellow peers if he would like the larger jar of peanut butter, replied looking him in the eye said " I do not need that nor does my family but there is some other family out their who will" Another moment was seeing God in the immigrants... They came to the  food bank knowing that in coming they were helping provide for their families admitting they needed help, couldn't support their family on their own daily wages. Never the less they were happy, smiling, and laughing at our failed attempts of speaking Spanish. - Maite O.