Year 11 Service

This session, the Mission workers told me they had just received a new shipment of business cards, but unfortunately due to some mishap the numbers had changed, and now had to be counted. Hence, I spent the whole session counting the Mission's new business cards. Although this was slightly arduous, I understood this was a task that had to get done, and if this was the best way I could have helped, I was glad to. I devised a method in which I counted in batches of 25, then staggering those piles' stacking in stacks of 4, until I had a hundred that I then put away. By the end of the session, I had counted half the box, and 2,000 business cards (which was no easy feat, as they also happened to be slightly sticky and difficult to count). Despite the manual aspect and "ineffective" aspect to my work today, I want to help the Mission in any way I can, and although it may not have been the most effective method, I helped the mission complete a meticulous task that would have...

This session was my first time at the Mission. Esther introduced us to the Mission's workers present at the office that morning. As it was my first day, my task was to cut out clippings from newspaper with any relation to the Mission, the shelter on Bethune House or migrant workers in general, then to date them and file them. Although this was a repetitive task with little significance, I understand not every day doing service will be "saving lives" or even be eventful, so I plan to help out the Mission in any way I can, no matter how menial. Additionally, Charlotte (who I came to service with), asked to interview and fill out the form for a new migrant worker who arrived at the Mission for the first time. However, we realized at the end of the session that this task was perhaps too large for one person, and we could more properly utilise our strengths next time for example the computer-savvy me could type and format, while she asked the questions. This way we could alloc...