For a little over a month now, our Farmer Jr. Church has been collecting food, toiletries and other items for an organization in Defiance, The Path Center. On Saturday, 21 of us got to go take a tour of the building. The Path Center is a place where homeless people can come and find a bed or hungry people can come and get a meal. It was an eye opening experience for many in our group. I especially enjoyed watching the boys as they realized there were people who came everyday to this room to get a hot meal. They didn't have food in their cupboards or their refrigerators. It clicked that all the food they have been collecting each week is going to help people who don't have any. The Path Center is a great thing and we are excited to see how we can volunteer in the future. It was especially neat for me to have our whole family their to see it.
After we left, we went to a nearby park for pizza and some fun. The kids enjoyed the day and Ron and I did too.
We've tried to be a little more thoughtful throughout our day and thankful too. It's been a good reminder that everything we have (and we have so much more than we need) comes from Jesus and we need to remember to thank him for it. Do you have a homeless shelter in your area? How can you help out? How can you get your whole family involved in helping others? Think about it - you'll end up getting more out of the experience than you give!
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