St. Thomas Soup Kitchen

On my way to the soup kitchen with about 15 other students, I felt excited. I have been to one soup kitchen that I remember when I was in freshman year. I really enjoy serving people so I was not dreading it one bit. I was a little nervous though because you never know the way the clients could be. I expected it to be almost exactly how it was. A big room with a bunch of tables and chairs. People in dirty clothes, some with smiles on their faces, some not making eye contact whatsoever. What I didn't expect was one man I saw looked like he just got out of work; he was in really nice clothes. I handed out the salt, pepper, cream and sugar. People wanted  A LOT of that stuff.
 I would say 95% of the people there were so grateful for us. The other people would not look me into the eyes when I came by. It was so awesome to see people with so little being so thankful for our service. There were only like three kids that I saw. They had the greatest joy in the world, with the biggest smiles on their faces. They didn't notice they didn't have a cellphone or an ipod, they were just happy. Also, there was a woman that had an I love Jesus hat on, and it nearly melted my heart. She was so little and cute. It just continued to amaze me, I could feel her love for God even though she had nothing.
As I went home, I was scared for them. They didn't want to go back out to the cold. They wanted to stay forever, with warmth and food. I was so thankful for everything I had. As I went home on the bus I pulled out my cellphone and my Ipod, and just thought wow, I am not too impressed with these electronics I have, but they are SO happy to get one filling meal. I just thanked God for all that He's blessed me. It was a great experience. February 28, 3pm-7pm. St. Thomas Soup Kitchen