One Must Do What One Can

Dinner with new friends at Hope Lutheran Church, San Mateo

Diane brought two pork shoulder-blade roasts. Remembering how well her tenderloin was received last year, I asked her to double the amount. Kay brought salad, Irene cooked the squash, and I picked up dessert. But the pièce de résistance was the pork. The organizers at Hope Lutheran Church assured us that the few leftovers would be consumed by tomorrow.

Five families were served. The children played by the TV set and shot baskets outside. Tonight they will have a safe place to sleep.

The 31 congregations and synagogues who comprise the Home and Hope network don't have the financial resources or volunteers to alleviate the conditions of the thousands of homeless and hungry in the Bay Area. But they can help these 18 people, and they subscribe to the belief that one must do what one can. © 2013 Stephen Yuen