We were often approached by many poor people begging for money, food, and clothes. While many of them need nourishment, such as this woman, they often never use the money they collect for food. We learned through The Motherhouse that many of them sell back any uncooked food or milk one buys for them or their baby in order to use the money for drugs or alcohol. Some women are even owned by men who take every last bit of money they collect. Although our hearts caused us to help individuals when we thought needed (such as buying this woman dinner), we learned the best way to help was to put our energy into organizations that help get these people off the streets for good. We chose to work for Mother Teresa's organization, The Missions of Charity.