REFLECTION 3

OBJECTIVES

ü  Facilitate in Street Feeding set-up and clean-up

ü  Feeding stations distribute food to the homeless, disabled and drug addicts

ü  Help lighten the burden of the less fortunate and reaching out to troubled individuals and families

ü  Giving the less fortunate a chance to enjoy not only a meal but feeling of longing and warmth.

ü  Provide them with fellowship through nourishment, counseling, spiritual support

ü  Sharing Christian good tidings of love, hope and redemption to the public

ü  Give basic first aid/medical administration

ü  Teaches participating volunteers humanitarianism, humbleness, thoughtfulness and gratitude

      AGENDA

Time	Activities
10:30AM – 11:30AM	Meet up in Asia Cafe for breakfast
11:30AM – 11:45PM	Took some photos in INTI International College Subang
12:00PM – 12:30PM	Start leaving INTI
12:30PM	Reached Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Brickfields, KL.
12.45PM – 1:00PM	Street Feeding Briefing by Pastor Richard Lee & Ms. Susan
1:00PM – 1:15PM	Praise & Worship Session
1:15PM – 1:45PM	Facilitate in packing the food
1:45PM – 3:00PM	Food Distribution
3:30PM – 4:00PM	Help in clearing up (Plates & Cups)
4:00PM	Street Feeding dismissal

PHOTOS

Group Photo at INTI

YMCA Compound

#Wefie

Briefing from Ms.Susan

Pastor Richard Lee

Food Packing

 Yummylicious Curry Chicken Rice Ready to be Served

Doctor Consultations

 VIDEO

YMCA Street Feeding 2015 by Slidely Slideshow

EXPERIENCE REVIEW

     During my high school years, I was the president and Lance Corporal of NC8 St. John Ambulance Malaysia’s team, thus I have been actively participating in social work since then. St. John Ambulance’s motto "Pro Utilitate Hominum" - For the Service of Mankind - is a millennial-old tradition of serving the sick and the suffering. Activities related to community service is not a new subject to me as I have served senior citizens from old folks homes, orphanage and many more during my years of service.

“Love cannot remain by itself. It has no meaning. Love has to be put into action and that action is service.” – Mother Teresa.

     Today as part of our academic requirement, all Malaysian undergraduate students are made compulsory to take on several General Studies (GS) or Mata Pelajaran Pengajian Umum (MPU) subjects, and MPU 3412 – Community Service and Cocurriculum is one of it. Although many students might feel all these as an extra burden on top of our already hectic study life but I would take it as a challenge to grow from here on out, not only focusing on academic wise but to be involved in activities that might have impact on the lives of others. In turn, these participations will eventually help mold us to become a wholesome individuals.

     The memory of Street Feeding we had on 18^th April 2015, Saturday remains vivid on my mind. My BIT Team consist of 6 members (Ooi Hon Keat, Chai Wai Sum, Johnathan Yap, Chew Chu Chiang, Neoh Jit Chian and myself). We started off our journey by meeting up in INTI International College Subang at 10:30A.M. After in which we carpooled and reached YMCA in Brickfields at 12:30P.M. The Street Feeding kicked-off was carried out by Pastor Richard Lee and Ms. Susan instead, as Mr. Paul David was away during that day. Both Pastor Richard and Ms. Susan gave us a briefing session which acknowledges and delegate the roles and responsibilities for each of us throughout the whole event. Apparently we were not the only group of social volunteers present during that day, some volunteers were the church’s old timers, Boys’ Brigade and there were also a group of Methodist College students. It seems that the academic course structure made it compulsory for Methodist College incoming freshmen to collect a certain amount of community service hours (minimum 20 hours, approximately 6 weeks).

     The Street Feeding event started off with a Praise & Worship Session, followed by the distribution of packet foods and drinks, and finally clearing/washing up. The community there were all very lovely people and especially Ms. Susan was a very humorous chit-chatty lady. By 4:00PM, we left YMCA, although all of us felt tired nevertheless this activity has thought us gratitude when we compare our lives with the less fortunate. So there is no reason for us to complain about life, you will reflect how lucky we already are when we do not compare ourselves with lavish people but to see from another perspective. ‘Twas has been a golden opportunity for my team and I to volunteer ourselves as the Street Feeding assistants.