Tommy and I spent our MLK Day On service at Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry, a homeless outreach agency in Midtown, Kansas City, Missouri. We joined other AmeriCorps and VISTAs from Washburn University in Topeka. Washburn does something similar to One Economy with their VISTAs where they place up to 60 VISTAs and AmeriCorps workers around the country.
We spent the morning stocking the food pantry, then attended an MLK celebration at the Kansas City Art Institute (we sang happy birthday and had cake!). MLM provided great sack lunches as well.
We returned to MLM after the celebration and during reflection time we wrote cards to homebound seniors. The later afternoon, Tommy and I split up and he went to Blessings Abound Thrift store in Overland Park and I stayed at MLM to help finish up at the food pantry. It was a great full day of service and fellowship! And Domo joined us too :-)
