英语情感故事 The Pillow

英语情感故事 The Pillow 　For twelve years, my church has participated in the Appalachia Service Project.

英语情感故事ThePillow Fortwelveyears,mychurchhasparticipatedinthe AppalachiaServiceProject.Oneweekeachsummer, volunteerstraveltoKentucky,Tennessee,VirginiaorWest Virginiatorepairorbuildhomesforfamilies. Attheageofsixteen,Iwentonmyfirstvolunteer projectinWestVirginia.Onthenightwearrived,we discoveredthat"ourfamily"waslivinginatrailerthat wasinpoorcondition,nobiggerthantwoparkingspaces.A crewhadbeenworkingonitfortwoweeks,buteverytime theyfinishedoneproblem,anothersurfaced. Thestaffsoondecidedthattheonlyreasonable solutionwastobuildanewhouse-somethinghighlyunusual butnecessaryunderthesecircumstances.Normallythegoal istorepairexistinghomes."Ourfamily"wasoverjoyed withtheirnewhousethatwas20x30footwiththree bedrooms,abathandakitchen/familyroom. OnTuesdayofthatweek,whileweallatelunch together,Iasked“ourfamily’s”threeboys,Josh,Eric andRyan,"Whatdoyouwantforyournewroom?" Anticipatingposters,toysandothergadgetsthatchildren usuallyaskfor,weweresurprisedwhenJosh,theoldest, responded,"Ijustwantabed." Wewerestunned.Theboyshadneversleptinabed. Theywereaustomedonlytofoampads.Thatnightwehada