by smiphilly | Jun 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
I am grateful to be part of SMI this summer of 2016. Although outreach has only begun, I am having an interesting experience. Currently, I am still struggling a little bit in understanding how to share these words that I bring: the Gospel. I am supposed to believe...
by smiphilly | Jun 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
The rain fell lightly, as a gentle wind caressed the leaves and branches of a green maple tree. From the window, partly covered by the undulating maple leaves, the street corner portrayed the daily routine of life on a block in North Philadelphia. Cars rumbled by,...
by smiphilly | Sep 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
My heart was crushed, feeling as if it were being wrung to death. The woman before me, completely undone, was soaked in tears after recounting the past year. Six months ago she suffered a miscarriage, and not too long afterwards, she found out that her fiancée had...
by smiphilly | Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
I don’t know if I am numb, empathetic, or angry. The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion. After living in West Philadelphia for the past 5 years for pharmacy school, I have always been actively looking on the street...
by smiphilly | Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Gray skies gave way to a continuous shower of rain with scattered thunderstorms throughout the early morning, threatening to put a stop to our morning outreach. Nevertheless, donned with ponchos and umbrellas, my teammates and I were able to finally make it out the...
by smiphilly | Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today was a special day at SMI, as we got to welcome lots of additional volunteers for a combined SMI/MCO outreach day. In total we had almost 75 people, some working at Northeast Community Church and some doing door to door outreach in our normal neighborhoods. It...
