{"id":661,"date":"2018-04-06T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T18:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/?p=661"},"modified":"2018-04-07T13:47:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T18:47:04","slug":"feeding-the-homeless-at-saint-benedicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/06\/feeding-the-homeless-at-saint-benedicts\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeding the homeless at Saint Benedicts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"662\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/06\/feeding-the-homeless-at-saint-benedicts\/poor-1775239_640\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/poor-1775239_640.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5200&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"poor-1775239_640\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/poor-1775239_640.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-662\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/poor-1775239_640.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/poor-1775239_640.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/poor-1775239_640.jpg?w=640 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Last Friday the LIGHT! supported the IKE Care Club as they partnered with Saint Benedict&#8217;s in downtown Milwaukee (near MATC) to feed the hungry and homeless.\u00a0 The team had a fantastic time.\u00a0 For many, it was the first time they had done such an &#8220;act of service.&#8221;\u00a0 (As you can guess, though, it definitely won&#8217;t be the last time!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The team worked hard to provide &#8220;care&#8221; in various capacities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>serving coffee and drinks<\/li>\n<li>refilling milk, sauces, condiments<\/li>\n<li>fulfilling requests for more food<\/li>\n<li>answering questions (or referring to full-time staff if necessary)<\/li>\n<li>bussing tables, scraping plates and transporting dirty dishes to the dishwasher<\/li>\n<li>paying special attention to the children there with treats<\/li>\n<li>chatting (and encouraging!) the guests<\/li>\n<li>praying for the guests as appropriate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All in all it was a wonderful experience where the team could feel like they could make a small difference even for one night.<\/p>\n<p>The IKE Care Club was definitely open to doing this again so please watch for future opportunities!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"666\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thelight.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/06\/feeding-the-homeless-at-saint-benedicts\/ike-care-club-at-st-bens\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IKE-Care-Club-at-St-Bens.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"IKE Care Club at St Bens\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IKE-Care-Club-at-St-Bens.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-666 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IKE-Care-Club-at-St-Bens.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IKE-Care-Club-at-St-Bens.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IKE-Care-Club-at-St-Bens.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IKE-Care-Club-at-St-Bens.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IKE-Care-Club-at-St-Bens.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IKE-Care-Club-at-St-Bens.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday the LIGHT! 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