Brandy McCombs and her son, Cayden, and Lindsey Sanders decided to collect money for the homeless, but also wanted to get a sense of what it feels like to be somewhat vulnerable while they did it, the Tulsa World reported. So the three stood in the coldholding out cardboard signs that shared their mission with passersby.
While the volunteers knew they had a warm place to go at the end of the day, dealing with the stares and disinterested observers gave them some insight into what homeless people go through every day.
“The glares and the lack of eye contact sucked every bit of self-confidence and assurance completely out of me,” McCombs wrote on her blog.