Final Relfection Fethke
To reflect on this course, I have realized a lot about my community and myself. I never really understood the real definition of homeless, never really understood how easy it is to become homeless. It actually frightens me how easy it is to become homeless, like after hearing Amanda’s story. I also realized how many people in Grand Rapids were really homeless…there are way more than I thought. I also think after volunteering my time at hope, that I want more people to become aware of this problem our culture has created. I want to be a voice for the homeless, and get people involved in helping out. I am glad that I learned more about the homeless so I don’t waltz into a shelter and act ignorant and disrespectful, and hopefully I can teach other people to not do that either. I am incredibly blessed in my everyday life, and definitely don’t deserve all that I have, so I hope I can share my blessings to people who need them more than I do. I am so happy that I took this class, because my faith has grown stronger from this experience and God has blessed me for these last two weeks visiting Hope and learning about this issue.