Skid row وقد قلبي

I was going to start an internship with an organization called Central City Community Outreach but it didn't work out for me for a variety of reasons.
1. I was assigned to work with a disturbed child that needs more attention, patiences and help than i can ever give him. to make a long story short he refused to work with me, yelled at me and was really, really offensive. I was disappointed because no one choose to help me with him, i guess everyone has given up on him a little. I have never had a child make me cry or cause me to get emotional, but he did. I left CCCO with tears in my eyes and i startled a few homeless people who were outside of the center.
2. I was doing the internship so that i could get a grant that if offered to APU students who are involved in non profit organizations that are faith based.. but i was told that since two students were already obtaining the grant, i would not be able to get it. :( this saddened me extremely!
I therefore had no choice but to look for other options that would help me financially during my LA Term.

Even though i had such a bad experience, i left my heart in skid row. I left it there with the children who have been mentally and emotionally abused by their parents, neighbors, and lifestyle. I cannot describe with mere words how awful the living conditions are in the residential hotel that the children live in. The child that i was in charge of does not have a father figure and he has a lot of weight on his shoulders. The men, women and children that live there are truly living in holy ground and i know that Jesus would be there if he were here in this life time. He would be eating, teaching and standing up for them. He would be fighting the corrupt social systems that oppresses, marginalizes and makes anyone who isn't white subordinate and inhuman.