Feeding Program
Feeding Program
October 1, 2010, Friday---Our group was tasked to do one of the corporal works of mercy. Feeding the hungry was definitely a great experience for the group. It was our first time in which we really made an effort to share our blessings. To show that we care and to let them feel that they are loved. At first, it was so hard for us to choose what food we are going to prepare and cook. We came up to an idea to cook Pancit paired with Sandwich and orange juice. All members of the group have been cooperative. We gave an extra effort to cook and prepare everything. Actually, we are not that rich to afford everything but with the help of other people, we were able to raise some amounts of money. It helped a lot. Thanks to our family and friends who have been very supportive in this program. The program will be too impossible to happen without them.
The venue was the problem. We had plans but it never worked out until Dominic was able to choose a place. He came up to an idea to distribute the food in Ibarra, Maasin City. We never expected that in a small village, there were poor families living near the big houses. We thought that everyone were rich in that particular area. Dominic gathered the children. Those poor children welcomed us all. They all captured our hearts. Everyone looked so happy. They were so excited for us to distribute the food.
While eating and enjoying the food, we noticed that a girl doesn’t know how to use the fork. Her grandmother told us that she has a fever. We’re glad that she still had the appetite despite her illness. Another girl captured our hearts. She has some difficulties in which she cannot understand things. That was according to her grandmother. We were touched when we saw her with broken slippers.
After the feeding program, again, we gathered those children to take photos. We saw those genuine smiles and happy eyes. We had fun. Watching them very happy made us realize that small things can make someone happy. Life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.
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