Home Again

Hello, I'm sorry I didn't post last week, as you can imagine my first week back in the UK was hectic.

It's amazing to be back home in the UK after 5 months away. Its been great to meet back up with  my girlfriend, friends and family; and I still have more excitement to come as tomorrow I will be returning to Cornwall to meet up with my family.

But just because I have not been at work does not mean I have not been busy! In fact, I think I will have to go back to work soon for a rest!

One thing I have been up to in the past week is helping out with the local food bank. Food bank is something I have known about for a long time, but not really known much about. Every time I go to ASDA I have seen their bins for collecting food, and I have often thought I should put something in, but if I am honest I never have.

Food bank exists to provide emergency food to people and families when they really need it. But if I am honest I have thought in the past, people cant really be at risk of starving here in the UK, that's what benefits are for; to help people out when they really need it; Surely these people are just trying it on.

Helping out at the food bank distribution point last week was a real eye opener. I was quite shocked at how many people turned up and the different and varied stories they had. These people certainly were not trying it on, and I feel ashamed now that I might have thought that at times.

So next time you go shopping at your local supermarket why not pick up one extra tin and put it into the food bank bin, it really is needed and the people who use the food bank really are in need.

The Sailing Salvationist