Welcome to One Body DFW

Friday afternoon – I stopped by Springcreek Community Church to help organize the donations that the church had received. My first impression when I walked into the church’s main auditorium was, “Wow. This is a lot of stuff!” There was literally a mountain of clothing donations.  I had flashbacks of when I worked in retail.  Some donated items that caught my attention: furniture (sofas and tables), t.v.’s, and a wedding dress and its matching veil (still in its original dry-cleaning box).  Amusingly enough, a male volunteer temporary labeled post-its to sort the apparel into sections. We put the wedding dress in “Ladies Fancy Things.”

Saturday afternoon – The goal was to give away all of the donations in the above photo. Praise God – that is exactly what happened! I don’t have an “after” photo, but there was nothing left. We signed up for the afternoon time slot to clean-up after the event. Only a couple of us were able to commit to this event: Tin, Tiffany , Linh, and myself. However, everything was running so smoothly that if any more people had come, we really wouldn’t have had anything to do! Our assigned task was to clean-up and organize the volunteer meeting room.  After some sweeping and chair-stacking, it was back in order for the church to hold their regular activities. Our service experience was brief but was still a good opportunity to serve alongside others.

Thanks to the volunteers for coming out on Saturday and thanks to Springcreek Community Church for organizing this amazing event!

On a side note: We’re wearing “GiveDifferent.org” t-shirts that Springcreek provided. Instead of spending  money  to make t-shirts for the event,  the church saved money and spray painted “Go and Be.Org” on the back of these extra shirts.  Springcreek is actively making a global difference in Katito, Kenya by improving the lives of our neighbors across the world. Check it out at www.GiveDifferent.org !