Day 1 Guiding Light Mission Barendse

Me and my group went to Guiding light mission. We had a tour around the building and helped make salad for lunch. Then we sat in on a meeting with some people that had problems in the past and were trying to get better. There storys were very meaningfull and close to the heart.

The people in the meeting talked about how they started drinking and even using drugs at a young age. Most of them went to high school and even college but got caught up with the wrong people or bad habits. There was one person who stood out more than others. He worked  at Guiding light and we helped in the kitchen. He told us a story about how he was an alcoholic and homeless because of it, but he had a degree in culinary arts and was trying to get another degree. Overall it was a great first day at Guiding light and I cant wait to go back and learn more.