We started Day Five with a presentation by a resident of the
Mustard Seed, Les. He told us his life story and how he ended up becoming
homeless. He shared with us how his perspective on homelessness has changed and
how the Mustard Seed has become his home.
Here is Les’ take-home message:
“Everybody out there
is somebody’s son, daughter, mother, father…they are all people. You don’t have
to give money to someone on the street. Just say hello, look at them, ask them
how their day is.”
We also spent some time on the rooftop patio of the Mustard Seed. We completed a Six Room poetry activity that Ms Kelsey taught us.
At the end of the morning, we walked by the site where a memorial is being built for people who have died sleeping "rough." We learned about people who advocated for that to be built so they would have a place to remember lost loved ones who didn't have a home.
