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Sowing the Seeds of Love

The Youth Mission Trip to Washington D.C was awesome, challenging and fun.  Seven youth and three adults from St. Barnabas joined 11 youth and three adults from All Saints' Episcopal Church in Morristown, TN (where my family attends) to work with the homeless and/or hungry in our nation's capital.  We worked with an organization called Youth Services Opportunities Project (Y.S.O.P.) that connected us to many different agencies and non-profits that help address the various needs of these at-risk populations.  We learned some of the causes of homelessness (mental illness, lack of affordable housing, addiction and job loss to name a few) and that regardless of the circumstances, all people deserve the dignity of being treated as a child of God and offered the opportunity to better their lives. Many others may not be homeless, but may not be able to afford food in addition to rent, medication or medical treatment, transportation to and from a job, etc.   The youth were awesome