Urban Plunge: Crossing Lines
None of us knew anything ahead of time. The only directions were: dress warm, bring a sleeping bag, toothbrush, $5 in ones, and $1 in quarters, and meet at the church at 3 PM. We were in for a full 24 hours on the Spokane streets.
Our internship team, under the direction of our fearless leader, Russ (who’s also our pastor), set out over that time all across Spokane to many different urban ministries that are making a difference in the lives of the impoverished and overlooked. We had some amazing experiences. At Second Harvest we learned that $1 donated produces six pounds of food that can feed four people. We found lots of crazy items in the piles of donated goods when we helped organize for the Global Neighborhood thrift store. We fasted until lunch the second day, but bought lunches for people on the streets and served breakfast to the homeless at the House of Charity. We stayed the night beneath all the crazy wall art that street youth had drawn on the walls of the Cup of Cool Water drop-in center. We got a peek into the missions of Christ Kitchen and YFC. We walked a lot.