Being capacity builders, it isn't often that we get to go out and be involved with direct service. But last week I took the opportunity to get out of the office and experience one of our program areas as a project coordinator for Operation Sack Lunch. I joined five others for a day of cooking and serving a beef stew lunch for the homeless. It felt great to be in a kitchen for most of the day, slicing, dicing, and stirring.
Lunch smelled tasty, and as half of use served the line at the shelter, the other half packed up the rest of the food to serve outside. The experience was good reminder of what the face of homelessness actually looks like, and that many of those who we served didn't look like what most people would expect.
After all the thank-you's, when I headed back to the office, I was feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and ready for the next couple weeks.
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