Personal Narrative: God's Pantry

It’s the first day of spring break, and I got up at 5:30. My parents asked me if I really wanted to go, and I said yes. Today is supposed to be our drive to San Francisco for vaca, but I decided to wake up early and volunteer at a food bank for a few hours and then go with my family. The food bank is called “God’s Pantry”, which is an organization created to spread the belief of Christianity through passing out food for people in need. It was about a 25 minutes drive there when I stepped out of the car, there was a long line of people that were silhouetted by the rising sun and shaped under harsh wind of winter. Some lolling next to the fence, others closing their eyes for a nap, and to my surprise, there are people who brought blankets with them to keep themselves warm. Those are the ones who decided to get up before the sun and drive miles to get in a line. The reason lays as I jostled to the front of the crowds. From milk to fruits, vegetables to muffins, bread to meat, the breadth of food items is the greatest supermarket I’ve ever seen. It’s like an outdoor Costco, with large amounts of each item; or maybe an expanded Stater Brothers, with expensive purchases; it’s also as farmers’ markets, with fresh and qualitative products. As my shift turned to the center of the quad, there are coffees, hot chocolates, cookies, cakes, etc. ready for a buffet serve. It’s totally free and designed for the people waiting in line. It attracted my …show more content…
I smiled too, holding my chocolate bars tight. It is the reason that had driven them to come to this place, and it is also to me. Every Time I would get something I love but would never buy home. God’s food is abundant I suppose, everyone who went to that food bank experienced it. More than three hundred of people happily drove home with there car full, I jumped into my dad’s car. I know I’ll come back next time, it’s worth