Sorting clothes for Mission Service's new clothing bank was a great experience. Just so we're clear, the pictures posted here are not to highlight us and the work we did, but to tell you how blessed we were, and to share some of our excitement with you.
The night was good. Most of us got lost on the way (crazy one-way streets!), or at the school (some may have wandered the grounds in the dark for an undisclosed amount of time), but it all worked out.
The cool thing is that it was the fish symbol on a car that drew people in :)
Once through the labyrinth and into the dungeon (we thought about making a bread-crumb trail), the next 4-5 hours were spent moving stuff, meeting new people, opening bags, learning about the neighbourhood and the community centre, sorting clothes, coats, shoes, etc. We listened to Larry Norman and Harry Conick Jr ad infinitum, had some great
discussions about poverty, community, and the media... and I'd like to say we came away with something new - some new awareness - but it's hard to define without sounding like we were somehow consumers of the experience. Let's just say it was good.
We started with three and ended with about 20 or 25.
The bank is set to open up later this month - if you'd like to get involved with sorting, organizing, or manning the desk, email routesixfour@gmail.com, and we'll help hook you up.
4 comments:
This was definitely a great experience. It was great to see how many hands make light work. And all the people that got involved to organize clothing. It's so crazy because as cliche as it sounds, you often forget that you can do missions in your own community. I was definitely blessed to be able to help out.
Great pictures!
hey Marijke,
I'm just checking out the webpage. Route 6:4 seems like a very cool way to get people involved and encourage each other to act in response to poverty in this city. It was nice to meet you and Sheri last week, hopefully I'll see you again on campus, at MS or wherever.
Sarah
ps.i think the mystery of the fabric holder thingy is still unsolved
Hey Sarah,
It was great to meet you! Encouraging to know that there are individuals with the chutspa to get out and dive into some sort of community reciprocity (hmm... I know I have a lot to learn - what does healthy reciprocity in a community really look like???). Hope to see you around :)
mds.
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