{"id":4111,"date":"2024-07-01T05:11:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T05:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4111"},"modified":"2024-07-01T05:11:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T05:11:48","slug":"exodus-service-day-a-reflection","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/article\/exodus-service-day-a-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Exodus Service Day \u2013 A Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were fortunate enough to work with <em>Loaves and Fishes<\/em>, run by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billcrews.org\/free-meals-sydney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Crews Foundation.<\/a> We did a variety of things that helped those in need in the local area, such as packing yogurt into boxes, cutting desserts up, folding cutlery, cleaning up, and participating in the lunch service, where we distributed meals to those in need.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight was the lunch service, where we as a team prepared over 300 meals in total. Prior to this, I had no idea how many people were in need of food, and being able to provide for them and see <em>Loaves and Fishes<\/em> work so efficiently to assist them while building a community was an intriguing experience that has changed my perspective completely. Overall, it was a gratifying experience \u2013 having to provide for so many people was eye opening, and made me realise how fortunate we are as individuals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Eri <\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(Year 10)<\/p>\n<p><em>Click on image gallery for full size images.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4111 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2024\/06\/IMG_4342.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2024\/06\/IMG_4342-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2024\/06\/IMG_1336.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2024\/06\/IMG_1336-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2024\/06\/IMG_1325.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2024\/06\/IMG_1325-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2024\/06\/IMG_1335.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2024\/06\/IMG_1335-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were fortunate enough to work with Loaves and Fishes, run by Bill Crews Foundation. 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