When we started Project Downtown, we learned that it's not just about feeding hungry stomachs, but also hungry hearts. So, when we go out and deliver our food packages, we try to stop and talk to the people we meet, ask them how they're doing and listen to them. It's our small attempt to alleviate hunger in the heart as well as the stomach.
Today, I was reminded again of how the benefits of giving don't fall solely upon the recipient.
As we were walking back to the car after delivering our packages, we passed a group of the guys opening their packages and eating the sandwiches we made. They smiled and thanked us and wished us a good evening and a good weekend. We wished them the same. My heart swelled.
After Project Downtown, a few of us had dinner together and spent the rest of the evening chatting and hanging out. I love to spend an evening spent chatting and hanging out with friends. It just fills me up. And because we do Project Downtown every week, we get to hang out every week as well. And I realized that Project Downtown also feeds my own hungry heart.
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