Day 3 Group 2

Today started quite early for half of our group. They went to Primavera, a men's homeless shelter, at 5:30 AM, making them the first up and out of the church. While there, that half of the group was able to speak to the residents who were very friendly and willing to speak about their lives and experiences.
My half of the group got the chance to go to Casa Maria, a small food distribution center. We formed an assembly line and made at least 300 sandwiches (by the end the whole group never wanted to touch a sandwich again). The lady who was instructing us, Adrianna, told us about how she has been waiting 20 years for a response as to her citizenship status. Now that she has applied for her paper work she is stuck in the US and can't go back to Mexico until her paperwork process is complete, or else she will lose any progress she has made. Unfortunately this conversation was held in Spanish so the whole group wasn't able to hear it directly from her, but I was fortunate enough to hear and understand it.
Later in the day, we got the chance to go to the courthouse, with another group, to witness firsthand how the undocumented immigrants are tried. The men and women who were being incriminated had both hands tied to their waists and both feet in shackles. At first glance you would think that they had committed a first degree murder. The hearing itself was incredibly systematic, about seven questions were asked to each person, and in the end each one plead guilty and were given a sentence of 30 up to 150 days in prison.
Once our groups got back we saw that there was a protest in support of Libya. Katelyn, Marina, and I tried to go up to them in order to ask them about the cause, and instead wound up being able to join into a worship they held. We stood in a circle with them and listened as a megaphone was passed around for people to speak from their minds and hearts about the idea of Libyan freedom and they recited prayers in Arabic. The whole experience was incredibly inspiring and we were very fortunate to be a part of it.

Written by: Leslie(mostly) and Katelyn (the ending) Edited: The wonderful Katelyn