Greater Schaumburg
My team went to Crossroads Ministry for Women, a local shelter for women addicted to drugs and alcohol, to do a work day. All we did was a little painting and winterizing of the windows by putting up plastic. Those were their needs for the day. It didn't seem very glamorous...but that's what they wanted.
What sticks in my mind was the graciousness of everyone at the shelter. After talking with two of the women, we found out that the program is a discipleship program to teach women how to rid themselves of drugs by living for Christ. They stress going from a "gimme" attitude to a "giver" attitude. They cooked us lunched and talked with us. As we left, they all thanked us again and gave us big hugs. I left with a huge smile. Even now I am amazed at how the day went and how thankful they were and all we did was just put up plastic.
Natasha Banke
