Last weekend I participated in my Trinity Cathedral's 30 Hour Famine. The 30 Hour Famine is an event sponsored by World Vision that is used to raise world hunger awareness. The main part of the event is the 30 hour fast that begins Friday night at 12:00 and ends Sunday morning. On Saturday night we sleep in cardboard boxes in the Cathedral's courtyard, and yes...it is very cold! We wake up bright and early the next morning and eat at the homeless breakfast that our church provides for those that need food. The breakfast is a very enlightening experience because you get to have real conversations with people that you would normally never talk to. The two men that I stood in line with were very nice, and they were very interested in our service project. The two men that I sat with for the meal asked us what we were currently studying in science. This conversation went on a tangent to subatomic particles, Einstein's theorem, and evolution. These experiences really give you a new insight into the issue of hunger and homelessness. Clearly, these were very smart people who had just been put in a bad situation. Our youth group raised around $25,000 through people sponsoring the participants in this event. We will also receive a 6:1 matching grant which will greatly increase this number. This was my third time doing the famine, and I hope to continue doing it every year.
Now, for my explanation on why my weekend was so busy. Friday afternoon, I left school with the math team and travelled to College of Charleston for a math competition. Saturday morning we woke up and went to breakfast (which I could not eat since I was fasting). We then proceeded to the math competition. I participated for about three hours. My dad picked me up from Charleston, and he brought me back to Columbia so I could participate in the famine's activities such as building our cardboard house and going on a scavenger hunt in the Vista. I did the famine, went to the homeless breakfast, and went to church. I had to leave right after communion because we had to book it to Irmo for the last two games of my soccer tournament.
Now that's a busy weekend!
1 comment:
You've got a really good feel for what a personal essay/blog should be. But this would have been better if it were just the famine part. Better unity. I really loved the details including the cardboard boxes and your scientific discussions. I still want to know what you had for breakfast! And I'd like to see paragraph breaks.
DUC = 9/10
VOice = 3/3
Mech = 4/4
Completion = 8/8
Total = 24/25
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