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Day Two

Hey everybody! Today was our first day in the city, and we attended Sunday School and church at the Old St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, where we will be working this week. My dad taught an impromptu Sunday School lesson, which worked out great. He also preached the Sunday service, and did an AMAZING job!!! The highlight for most of us, however, was when we gave the church the communion table that John built. The appreciation that Pastor Jakes and the congregation showed was absolutely amazing. It was so humbling and amazing to be able to see the reactions of the congregation. They were overjoyed and so grateful. We stayed after services for a lunch of fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, salad, and desserts. Then, we were given a brief orientation of what we’re going to be doing this week, and what we learned is that we’ll probably figure it all out tomorrow. Also, tomorrow night, we will be working in a soup kitchen at Uptown Baptist Church. We did have one interesting detour down what started out a road and ended up an alley on our way back to the hotel, but we were all safe and sound, as were the vans. Tonight we enjoyed a dinner of Chicago style pizza and met with the Youth on Mission representatives. Well, I think I’ve gone on long enough for one evening, I’m going to go join everyone else by the pool!! I’ll put some pictures of tomorrow, hopefully!! A note for all the parents, grandparents, and other concerned parties: everyone is safe and sound! More to come!

Day One

Hello everybody! We’ve had a great first day, and arrived at our hotel safely at about 9:30. We pulled out of church at about 9:30 this morning, and stopped in Pacific, MO (just outside St. Louis) for lunch. The trip was smooth, and we stopped again at a town in Illinois (can’t remember the name) for dinner. Another stop along the way was Springfield, IL at Lincoln’s Tomb. We got to stretch our legs and experienced a great historical sight, all in one stop! We’re all crashing at the hotel now, and resting from a long day on the road. Tomorrow, we’re getting started at about 8:30 and going to church at Old St. Paul (the church we’ll be working with this week). Well, I’m pretty tired, so I’m going to call it a night. A note for all the parents, grandparents, and other concerned parties: everyone is safe and sound! More to come throughout the week!

Autumn