Week 2: Mary Queen of Peace, St. Rose & Holy Disciples- Wednesday

Today in my fourth day of Agape, we started off with our morning prayer and daily activity where we find out what is happening throughout the day and what we need to do.  We started our day with Adoration which was a great start to prepare us, for the things we were going to be doing. I got to talk to God and explain to him how grateful I was for the experience of these past few days and what I had and didn't have. For the new people I met and the people I got to serve. After the Adoration we went to set up for the food bank, we started to set up tables and sort out the clothing that people donated. I was lucky enough to be helping out with the kids that wanted toys. I got to see how something so small like a toy could make their day into something amazing. Then I worked with my peers giving out food to the families and seeing them try to speck another language made me feel a very happy that they were trying their best to make it easier for the families. My over all experience of this Agape trip was awesome and opened my eyes to what it was really like for some of the migrant farm workers that we were serving. I am truly grateful for this new experience.

Sincerely
Diana Roman-Gomez 


Today was food bank day, and what an eventful day it was! After filling an entire moving van with donations, we went off to adoration. It was a good way for us to take a quiet moment to reflect on our experiences these past few days and prepare for the craziness of the food bank. After that, it was off to the food bank site! We literally built the food bank - we set up tables and canopies, we brought in and sorted the donations (which we had previously collected from our home churches or gotten through tabling), and we served at it as well. It was a little crazy, but also really fulfilling work. Being able to meet and interact with the people I served and the joy that the food bank brought them made the experience even more meaningful, because I could see the difference I was making. I got to serve at one of the food tables, handing out pasta and juice. To do this, we all attempted to speak Spanish to our customers (who might speak very little or no English). This in itself was a memorable experience because even though I had taken three years of Spanish at school, I was not necessarily prepared to answer every question. However, all the migrant families were very patient with and forgiving of me and my fellow volunteers, which we all appreciated. At the end of the day, we took the entire food bank down, and headed back to the hall for reflection. Overall, this experience at the food bank (and all of my experiences at Agape) were really meaningful and humbling - I've learned and served so much, which makes my heart very happy!

-Bridget Wilson
Mary, Queen of Peace

Today we served 151 families! Thank you for all your support and donations!!