Snow Day Service Day!

This morning, we woke up to a beautiful blanket of white snow. Who would have thought after our warm hike on Sunday that it would snow so much today? We bundled up and headed off for our second full day of service.

Sarah got a great shot of the snow from the passenger's seat of our mini van.

Today, we were professional painters. We spent the day at the Cumberland Hope Community Center, which is an addiction recovery center for women. We met Bobbie, the house manager, who was extremely excited to have our group back at the center this year. We toured the entire house, which is full of dorm-style bedrooms and bathrooms. We were really impressed with the quality of living in the house and how welcoming it felt with many encouraging quotes on the walls. Then, Bobbie gave us the supplies to paint the hallways by the cafeteria to give them a fresh, newly-painted glow! It took our group all morning and afternoon to finish painting. We ate our lunches in the cafeteria with all of the women that live there. We all got to know the addicts for who they really are. We also learned about the process of treatment at the center, as well as asked them what their goals were for when they leave the center. Many of them are interested in working with the community to give back, which is really inspiring after all they have struggled with.

Christy and Sarah painting away!

After all that painting, we returned to Christ's Hands to help serve dinner again. A few of us got to help deliver meals to some elderly folks in nearby apartments. They seemed happy just to see a new face and have some company for a few minutes. The rest of us helped serve meals and clean up afterwards. Emma was brave enough to say the prayer before serving the meal, which she did yesterday as well! It amazes us every day how the community members have embraced us as a part of their family. Unfortunately, only a handful of people came to the soup kitchen for meals today because of the snow and the cold. On the bright side, many of us took the time to sit with them as they ate and heard some heart-wrenching stories about their lives. We hope that just sitting and talking with them may have brightened their day.

Cole, Emma, and Christy serving meals!

We hope that even the small things we did today made an impact in somebody's life.