Davidson students reflect on their experience volunteering with Room in the Inn as part of Davidson College’s Better Together campaign.
“Although there is religious diversity on campus, Davidson doesn’t always do the best job at promoting dialogue and cooperation in religious life. Room in the Inn has been a really tremendous experience because it has centered people from different religious/spiritual backgrounds around a common cause. I’ve met so many incredible neighbors over the past months and have enjoyed listening and sharing stories. It’s been wonderful knowing that at least once a week, I’d have the chance to get outside the routine of Davidson life and engage a different community. Our campus needs more service-projects like Room in the Inn, where students have the opportunity to talk about faith and service in an active, experiential environment.”
-James Johnson
“Participating in and running Room in the Inn really opened my eyes to both the similarities and differences between my homeless neighbors and myself, and between my peers and myself. Individual, written reflections allowed those participating in and those running Room in the Inn to consider what brought us to Room in the Inn and what home means to us. Group reflections allowed us to share our faith, values, concerns, ideas and motivations with each other. It helped me realize that I am not alone in my struggles to understand and rectify the injustices of the world.”
-Sarah Jordan
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