Day 4 Shepherds of Independence Bultsma

At Shepherds of Independence we have mainly been cleaning and packing away Christmas decorations all week. We haven't had much interaction with the residents, but we have talked some of them. One of the men that lives there is named Gary. We usually see him later while we are working, but he's always hanging around. He talked to me a little bit about how thankful he is that we are there and the work that we have been doing. He always greets us in the morning with a smile and asks us how we are doing. It's hard to talk to some of the residents because most of them are either sleeping or not around in the morning. Hopefully we will be able to get to know the residents a little more next week and spend more time talking and listening.