Last week, we had the joy of partnering with college students from Spring Arbor University as they served alongside us across our programs in San Diego and Mexico.
Together, we volunteered with our Mobile Food Pantry, sorting over 13,000 pounds of produce and packing 200 grocery bags for the Monarch School, Barrio Logan, and families in our Neighbor to Neighbor program. We then celebrated a Joy Festival with students at the Love Does School in Tijuana, filled with games, face painting, and laughter. Students also spent a day at the zoo with our Afghan refugee friends, hearing their powerful stories while building meaningful relationships. The week closed out at our Single Mom Home, where students packed 96 Valentine’s care packages and heard directly from a mom in our transitional program, a powerful reminder of the courage it takes to rebuild and the impact of simply showing up and loving people well.
Here’s how a few of the students described their experience:
“It was a week of watching all that is good in the world come together. The love, the service, the relationships. Priceless.”
“Love is an action meant to serve others. That mindset shaped everything we did this week, from how we served to how we showed up for the people around us.”
“This week was transformative and pushed me to want to take action and bring it back to my hometown and college town.”
We are so grateful for Spring Arbor University and their willingness to serve with open hearts. Thank you for cheering this work on and being part of the Love Does community that makes weeks like this possible.
-The Love Does Team
