Monday, May 30, 2011

High School Mission Trip to Washington, DC -- Happy Memorial Day

After two days of traveling from Athens to Washington, DC, we arrived safe and sound. We woke up really early Monday morning (5:30 a.m.) to prepare for our first work site: So Others May Eat (SOME). We helped to prepare, serve, and clean up from serving over 400 people breakfast and 400 more for lunch. The work was hard, but very rewarding.


Those we served were genuinely pleased to see us and our smiles. For six hours, we worked in a hot kitchen alongside other volunteers and SOME staff members. What we did today, they do every day. SOME does not close for holidays, bad weather, or to take a day off. Hundreds of people, men and women, rely on the hot meal provided by the "five-star restaurant" that is the SOME dining hall.


While discussing the needs of the clients of SOME, it was mentioned that men's underwear is a particular need. If you would like to help fill this need, please contact Adrian Martin at amartin@firstpresathens.org. While SOME primarily deals with feeding people, they also have career counseling, clothing services, health services, and much more. Check out their website at http://www.some.org/.


This first day has made quite an impression on our young people. With four more days serving in our nation's capital, I anticipate many more positive experiences similar to ours today while serving SOME. Please continue to pray for us and the work we are doing. Pray that lives are transformed, not just those we have come to serve, but the servers themselves, too.