Hello from Mississippi,
These
past two full days have been full of fun and new experiences! Yesterday we were
taking down walls in a house that will be re-modeled and finished into four
units for people to live in. I had never taken down walls before so it was new,
and very fun! Today, we went to church at Common Ground Church and it was cool
to see how passionate the people are about God and Him working in their
communities. Specifically, the sermon today was about how to change the
community. This was important to the people who live here especially, because
they lost a young kid to gun violence a few days ago and they want to see
change in their community so violence and other bad things stop. The Pastor
used Leviticus 19: 1-18, which states laws which we can refer to in our daily
lives to become better disciples of God to improve the community. Then in the
afternoon we went back to Common Ground and helped clean and set up classrooms
for the program they will be having for kids. We will be cheering on the kids
as they walk in throughout the week. The program is to make sure kids are ready
for kindergarden they are going into next year so it helps determine what level
they are at and teaches the kids what they need to know to be successful in the
coming year. We met Barbara and Deb, who are the main people in charge of the
program and we all told them something about us, and they were so excited to
hear what we want to do in the future. I am looking forward to all of the
things we have planned for the coming week!
Thank you for your prayers,
Caitlin Reale
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