Walking into this experience I had NO idea what to expect. All I knew was that I was going to be serving people. Well turns out that all the “people” that I've been serving aren’t just people, they are way more then that. One of the places we went was Upper Room, where we helped kids learn to read. I’m pretty sure that I’ie learned more from those kids then I have from any adult. Next site was Clara Manor, a care facility like a nursing home, but for younger people. There was this man named Mikey. He had a mental disability, but never did he once complain. He was always happy and smiling at the fact that he’s alive and breathing. After visiting these sites I realized that I’m going home tomorrow to a nice warm bed and my own shower when half the world doesn’t have any of that. This has inspired me to get out there and help. I may be one little drop in a bucket but that one drop sure can go a far way. – Myesha C.
The last day of my 2011 YouthWorks experience was the perfect way to end the week of service. Along with my crew, I went to three places. One of them including a work site that was called Upper Room. Upper Room was a great organization that helped kids with their reading skills. I went to a site called Operation Breakthrough on Monday and Tuesday. Some of the activities that we did there included shelving library books, and folding flyers for potential volunteers. And finally on Wednesday and Thursday in the afternoon I went to a nursing home that had a variety of people. One of the best moments overall was when I was at Upper Room, reading with a kid named Joshua. Before I got there he had already started reading a book; he took the quiz on the book and didn’t do so well. Once I started reading with him his scores continued to improve and you could see how much a little one-on-one time can do, and how much of a difference it can make. Overall this week has been a great experience, and I enjoyed getting to know the people from the other church and the people from our church better. – Katy L.
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