Generosity Misused
The free food centres run by NGOs and church members throughout the world that I have the opportunity to help out, opens my heart to see such care and love by the volunteers and workers to ensure a proper meal is serve for the unemployed and homeless. The number of foreigners and young capable adults that come to this centre are very small.
In Malaysia one of the centre is run by a dark, tall and handsome friendly man name Carl. Drop the l and add in e and you will have CARE. His parents must have known his destiny is to care for the unfortunate ones by naming him that.
The free food centre is located beside the St John Cathedral. The folks come in around 10am to wait for the food to be served at 12 noon, Monday – Friday. The volunteers are mostly women. What saddens me is that young capable and even foreign men are hogging the food at the centre. Out of the estimated 120 folks that eat free, 20 of them are people I know who are still working and are regular customers to Genting. 80 of them are below the age of 50, and 15 of them in their twenties. Only 6 of them are drug addicts. Since the centre is open to public, these men have taken advantage of the church generosity. Another shocking revelation is that only four women come for food, three are genuine; the other one an Indonesian is a cleaner for offices in the morning and part-time dish washer at a kopitam at Petaling Street. I am sure there are many more women who face the same predictment. Estimated amount RM350 per day is spent on food and the daily damages on property at the centre is causing a big headache for Carl and the Church.
Now with the new price hike on fuel, electricity and food, more and more capable men are heading their way to such centre in the near future.
In Malaysia one of the centre is run by a dark, tall and handsome friendly man name Carl. Drop the l and add in e and you will have CARE. His parents must have known his destiny is to care for the unfortunate ones by naming him that.
The free food centre is located beside the St John Cathedral. The folks come in around 10am to wait for the food to be served at 12 noon, Monday – Friday. The volunteers are mostly women. What saddens me is that young capable and even foreign men are hogging the food at the centre. Out of the estimated 120 folks that eat free, 20 of them are people I know who are still working and are regular customers to Genting. 80 of them are below the age of 50, and 15 of them in their twenties. Only 6 of them are drug addicts. Since the centre is open to public, these men have taken advantage of the church generosity. Another shocking revelation is that only four women come for food, three are genuine; the other one an Indonesian is a cleaner for offices in the morning and part-time dish washer at a kopitam at Petaling Street. I am sure there are many more women who face the same predictment. Estimated amount RM350 per day is spent on food and the daily damages on property at the centre is causing a big headache for Carl and the Church.
Now with the new price hike on fuel, electricity and food, more and more capable men are heading their way to such centre in the near future.
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