Today and this entire trip has been a huge blessing to me. I'm learning incredible amounts of things about the Church and how we should operate within the body on a day to day basis. One on the things I experienced today was working with Cindy, the lady who runs Hunger First. This is a wonderful organization that ministers to people who are impoverished, addicted to drugs, addicted to alcohol, just anyone that needs help. Grace Fellowship had partnered with her to start giving food to the people that come through her doors.She gives them food, clothing, and friendship. Cindy has a heart for the hurting and it is wonderful to see the Church reaching out through her. She is an amazing women who has been hurt by the Church and I hope and pray that the partnership that has formed with Grace Fellowship can help change her mind about who we are and what we are here to do. She has an amazing heart for these people and we really want to come along side her and help in whatever way possible, whether it be cooking, folding cloths, or washing dishes.
One of the other things that I was able to do was pass out flyers for the free 8x10 portraits that Ross is taking tomorrow. I personally, have a hard time talking to people that I don't know. It's funny because I was praying that I would learn on this trip and God seems to be answering my prayer, but sometimes in ways that, at the time, I'm not exactly excited about. He is making me learn something that is way outside my comfort zone and even though it makes me uncomfortable, I'm glad that I'm learning. It's good for me to knock on doors and have to be confronted with my fear of talking to complete strangers over and over and over.
The last thing that we did today was go to Walmart and by food for the people that are on the U Turn for Christ ranch. The only food that they eat is what is donated to them, so consequently, it is not always the best in the world. Some of the people expressed that they didn't have any good recipes or ingredients so we wanted to provide them with recipes and buy the ingredients necessary to make those meals. It was wonderful shopping for them and knowing that this is something that we can give them, something that they will really enjoy for a while. We take our good food for granted and seeing them without it made us realize how much we have. This whole trip is teaching me about appreciating what you have and learning to be more involved in the Church.
~ Elise Atteberry
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