TLUMC Youth @ Central UMC - Detroit, MI
Katelyn Filla:
Today we went to help make lunches for the NOAH Project, which is an organization that helps take care of the homeless. We made 300+ ham & cheese and pb & j sandwiches as well as little bagged up snacks. We then handed them out to the homeless as well as refilled their drinks and sorted donations. I personally really enjoyed being a part of this experience. I loved preparing the food as well as handing it out. I saw God in the people I was helping out. Some of their faces lit up after receiving their sandwiches and snacks. While refilling peoples drinks I enjoyed hearing some of the stories they had to tell. Today I learned that everyone is fighting their own individual war we can’t see. I saw that quote on a poster at the church where NOAH is held. I also learned that everyone has a different story to tell and if you are willing to sit and listen to that story you can learn a lot about that person. I can’t wait to start day 2 of Motown Mission!
Patrick Kenny:
Today was our first full day of doing mission work with Motown Mission. We went to a church and worked with an organization called NOAH to help provide and serve food to the homeless and to help NOAH prepare for other events and services that NOAH will preform in the future. We made peanut butter and jelly as well as ham and cheese sandwiches and other goodies for the homeless such as snack crackers and coffee and other beverages. I really enjoyed meeting new people and learning their backstories and how they came to be. I also thought it was cool how humble a lot of people were when receiving their sandwiches and their snacks and how although they were homeless they were humble and realized that other people were homeless and needed food as well. Later on we drove down to the border of the United States and Canada and were able to see Canada. I am excited to meet and help out new people as the week progresses. 
You guys are doing great work!
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