Food Bank Day!

Toady was the "climax" of our week when we put on a food bank for the local migrants. Earlier in the week we collected donations by going door to door and setting a stand up at some near by grocery stores. It took a lot of effort today to not only set up for the food bank but also passing the food out during the food bank. We had to load, unload, organize, reload and unload all of the food, clothes and toys, which took a lot of effort and optimism. Many of us found it hard to communicate with the migrants that came to the Food Bank, because for most of the them, English was their second language and we were only taught a few necessary words in Spanish to explain the quantities that they could take of the item we were giving out. For me it was a bit awkward only being able to say "Hello" and "one" while gesturing to the soup and juice I was handling so, it was nice when someone (the migrants) would talk to  me in English, since I felt like I could really get across what I was trying to say. We were all really thankful that the kitchen staff who prepared a meal for the migrants let us have some chips, a hotdog, a slice of watermelon, and some juice when the Food Bank was winding down since we were all starving! But it seemed like everyone had a good time, over all.
  During small group time we talked about our experience running the Food Bank, how we distinguish, or "label" people upon first impressions, how we can strive to find similarities in others, who we saw Jesus in that day. At the Food Bank we served 141 families! Everyone walked away with a lot of food and smiles on their face.
 ~hAnnaca