From Florida-
Serving homeless men and women was among the highlights of a mission by the youth group at The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea. Their destination: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Key West.
The group, which nicknamed itself CIA or Caring in America, included Sarah Alexander, Marie Chavez, Hannah Harlan, Jon Cameron Owens, Aleksi Turrki, and James and Valerie Hayek, all led by Shirley Henn, Bethesda’s director of Christian formation.
They arrived with a can-do attitude and more than 100 flip-flops donated by Bethesda Bible Camp students for homeless individuals. They used elbow grease and skills to help at a clothes/food bank, soup kitchen and the church. Students even painted a mural on a church door as a gift.
“It was a life-changing experience,” said Turrki, 15, of the five-day trip. “I definitely have a different perspective of what it means to be homeless and in need. There are a lot more people in need around you than you think.”
More here-
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local/bethesda-youth-group-reaches-out-to-homeless-in-ke/nRSPB/
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