Habitat for Humidity
Wednesday, July 21, 2010. For 10 fellows Wednesday morning began at 7.45 when we met at the building site somewhere in Winston-Salem. It was going to be hot and humid day as we would later learn. As soon as Joe- the coordinator from Habitat showed up the work started. With the help of a few … Read more
A day with the Kids makes me think
The 22nd of July was a day I spent time with a lot more kids than I have since my days in primary school! With such a variety of children, I can honestly say I was scared our games wouldn’t interest them at all- and we all know at that age kids feel no need … Read more
Around Europe in 60 Minutes
Today we had a group of children from the Salvation Army visit us for an hour and we all had a great time! When the kids arrived they were sperated into four groups. There were four sections to spend our time spent with them. These four sections were different parts of Europe. Each part of … Read more
Second Harvest, Crisis Control and Salvation Army: a very brief overview
Sometimes apparently unimportant tasks can be as meaningful as tasks which are supposed to be the most important ones. But as we have learned from our recent experiences at the Second Harvest food bank and at the Crisis Control Ministry the food and drink that those in real need of help receive from those charitable … Read more
Reflections on My Time at the Crisis Control Ministry
Yesterday myself and nine other people visited the Crisis Control Ministry. I was left with some mixed emotions after my three-hour visit. I learned what the aims of the minsitry were and also how they go about meeting these aims. The Crisis Control Ministry helps those people who have hit a bump in the road, … Read more
7 Seconds
Every 7 seconds a child dies of hunger related causes. 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi, 4 Mississippi, 5 Mississippi, 6 Mississippi, 7 Mississippi. That is an extremely short interval of time, especially when you consider that there are 84,600 seconds in a day and 31,556,926 seconds in a year. Every year more than 5 … Read more
Second Harvest of Thought
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Today a group of 30 fellows had the opportunity to see how a food bank looks from the inside. We visited the Second Harvest Bank in Winston-Salem to be specific. For me personally, it was a whole new experience, as I had never been to an organization of such kind before. … Read more
Poverty Can Not Be Destiny
Hello everyone! It’s Irem from Turkiye. I suggest you to listen a song. The song is called ‘Poverty Can Not Be Destiny’ (Yoksulluk Kader Olamaz). The singer is Cem Karaca. I want to write some informations about him and his life. He is a Turkish singer and was born in 1945 and died in 2004. … Read more
