Today we worked in the farms as migrant workers. Woke up at 5:15 and arrived at the farms around 7 and worked till 10:45. My group was at the blueberries and it was such an awesome time. Seeing what the workers do and how hard the job is, plus waking up early, not having a lot of food gave me so much respect for all the hard work they do. We had to go to the grocery store with our family and we got a scenario and only got a certain amount of money. My family, a family of 4 got $5.25 to buy dinner for all of us. It was very difficult trying to buy cheap food that would make us full, yet that were somewhat healthy for us. It gave me such a different outlook on life and how hard they work and yet they can't buy dinner for their family. It really made me realize how blessed I am for the life I have, but even for the small things, such as a shower, food, clean clothes and especially for my two hardworking parents that I have.
-Madison
Today we at VBS for the kids at the migrant camp. We woke up at 5:15 to be in solidarity with the people who went to work in the farms. When we got to the migrant camp some of the kids came out when they saw us drive up and it was just the most amazing thing to see them so excited to see us. We did some games and crafts and the kids really enjoyed that. One of the crafts was decorating frames and crosses with paint and sparkles. One of the kids loved this so much that he painted rocks and gave one to almost every person there, he ended up giving me three and it was just the sweetest thing. Some of the girls decided they wanted to decorate the holy redeemer boys' hands and they covered them in glue and sequins. And they gave them tattoos on their arms in crayola markers.
The thing that really struck me the most today though was a little girl 5 years old at most said that the only food she had had the last two days was the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches we were giving them for lunch. She said that her parents were gone so much that she hardly ever saw her parents over the summer and being as young as she was she didn't know how to make food for herself. This just made my heart break not only for the children but for their parents as well. I can't even imagine having the strength to work in the fields day after day let alone being able to leave their children to fend for themselves. Today really made me become aware of how much I take for granted and how truly blessed I am.
~Madelyne
Thank you for sharing such impactful moments. We are proud of your grace, and strength and joy. We had some disappointments this week and your posts have put them into perspective. "Have courage and be kind."
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