Saturday Evening
Coming from a small town I didn’t really know what to expect. I was forced to leave my comfort zone and interact and pray with the homeless people. Although I was very scared, I thought that was the most meaningful part of the Plunge. I learned that they are actually the same in a way to you and me even though their daily routines may be different. I also learned that I take way too many things for granted.
-Kelby
Saturday Evening
While my two friends and I were walking around socializing with the homeless we met an older man who was deaf. We all were nervous because we had no idea what he was saying or what to say to him. But after a few minutes we realized he was the nicest and happiest guy that we had met. He tried telling us stories and he asked us if we played basketball and throughout the entire conversation he always had a smile!
-Alyssa
When I was talking to the homeless, I really felt like I was doing a lot to help them. They talked about their lives and hard times while I comforted them. I truly saw that God was inside of them. The best part was when we all stood in a circle and sang “Amazing Grace” and “This Little Light of Mine.” What really struck my heart was when we prayed. If someone thought another needed to be prayed for, we prayed. While I was exiting the shelter, I saw small groups gathered and talking about their faith.
The next day we woke up bright and early for a day of hard work. We went to a food pantry and sorted bread into bags. Next, we went across the street for some HARD CORE organizing (clothes mostly). The hardest part was carrying the bags up the stairs to the closet. It was really fun to see the pile of bags grow and grow as you went on. I loved doing hard work because it made me feel the power of God. Not only will children and families be grateful, but I actually DID something about it. I didn’t just give it away.
Jesus has really touched me these past days, and I plan to carry the lessons on for the rest of my life.
Friday Evening
At the Siena Francis House, I met a man who had just gotten out of jail that morning. Even though he had family in town, he didn’t have a place to stay that night. It just deeply affected me in that there was no place for him to transition. I feel like I need to do something to fix that.
-Laura
Saturday Afternoon
When I was picking up trash around the block at Mission For All Nations, I saw a man digging through the dumpster. And that started to make me think of stuff I could do to help them. Even simple things like giving them leftovers from a restaurant.
-Lindsey
At Siena Francis we served watermelon and pink lemonade. The lemonade was in a 4 gallon cooler and we were at Siena Francis for almost 3.5 hours. There were several times that we were saying the lemonade was almost gone and we should refill soon, but it lasted two hours after we said that. It reminded us of Jesus and the fish and the bread. It was just so awesome that I had witnessed a miracle like that.
-Myca
