I saw and experienced first-hand how immediately trust is able to be established between people when language is shared, or even when an earnest attempt is made to communicate in one’s mother tongue: stutters, mistakes, and all.
...GM continues to return to SYM because of the “genuine assistance and guidance he receives from staff”. He says that every time he visits SYM, the staff are always ready to help and celebrate his achievements, “whether it’s sharing good news or simply needing encouragement, [he] feels consistently supported by the SYM community, which has helped motivate him to continue striving toward his goals”...
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Summer at SYM!
Blog post written by Alyssa McLeod, Operations Assistant
Summer at SYM is unique for many reasons. And this tracks because the Seattle experience in the summer is unique. For one thing, Seattlites are accustomed to the rain, clouds, and generally colder weather. In the summer we all feel the sudden climb in temperature, and it changes how we move about a day. For our unhoused neighbors the change in temperature leads to a specific set of needs, and it can have an intense impact on mental, emotional, and physical health...
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My hope is that the clients feel LOVED by the hands that prepared the food, a sense of TOGETHERNESS as they break bread together allowing strangers to become friends, an APPRECIATION for diversity as they savor new cuisines which allow them to travel the world without leaving the table, and COMFORT from a bowl of white bean chili over rice or cornbread (Jones family favorite meal) when it's cold outside or they've had a really hard day.
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Through this partnership with various small churches in the U-District, we are creating a more complete picture of the Church. Mike says “the church is nothing more than another social club” if it stays isolated from the rest of life and other communities.
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