We decided to get an overview from a few of the kids on what they enjoyed this week and how it has impacted them…Please read through their responses to get a general idea from three of this week's kids. We are so excited to see the growth in each one and wish we could put something up from them all. Enjoy.
Brett – Michigan
My favorite part of this short-term mission trip was volunteering at the soup kitchens, it really changed my view on how many people can’t afford to buy food and other items that are so important. I had a ton of fun and made a lot of friends at the soup kitchens and I hope I can do another mission trip here sometime in the future.
Emma – Michigan P.O.T.S (Part Of The Solution)
Today I went to POTS. POTS is a soup kitchen in New York City. The location,… all I know was that we had to get off the train at 186th street. Lets just say it was a loooong train ride from New Jersey to POTS. Oh, yeah, my friend tells me it was in the Bronx.
Anyways, some other people had been to POTS the previous day and they had some interesting things to say. For example; the boss, Diz, was told to be pretty intimidating and scary. “Do your job exactly as she tells you, even though she doesn’t tell you what to do at all.” They told us. This means that when she assigns you to a job, you do that job no matter what it is and you figure out how to do it on the way. However, this was only the beginning of the day and after that, Diz was a kind and caring person.
So we got to POTS and were assigned jobs. Emily and my job was to put the food on the plates. It was a pretty intense job. We pretty much never got a break. After we dished pork, rice, veggies and some type of bread onto a plate, different people would take the plates to certain tables in certain quantities. Then a group brought juice to the table. After the person was finished some people would clean that spot and put new silver ware on it. We also had a dishwashing team.
It was a great experience, working at POTS. I loved seeing the grateful smiles and “Thank You”s when we would deliver a plate of food. It made me realize how blessed I am. I can go to the refrigerator for food if I need some. These people go without food for long periods of time. God really opened my eyes this week.
**P.S. To pronounce Diz’s name. Pronounce Dizzy, and then take off the zy at the end. That was a pretty important rule.
Thank you!
Scott- Michigan
My favorite part of this New York City Ministry was serving at P.O.T.S. (part of the solution) in the Bronx. This was a ministry that was very fast-paced to maximize efficiency. My youth group served by first dividing up desserts to be ready for the hungry people from the Bronx community. We then were assigned jobs by a very unique woman named Diz (don’t quote me on the spelling). She was very authoritative and made sure everyone was working. Diz’s presence was not a bossy nature. She just cared very deeply for the community, and wanted to trust that we cared too. Through serving, clean-up, dishes, and casual conversation, P.O.T.S. was very successful. I want to wish their organization good luck for when they move into their larger facility.
God Bless!
