Wednesday
Hi from Sophie, Adam and Jessie!
Yesterday we volunteered at the
Boys and Girls Club in the morning. We struggled in the begging because the
teacher of each age group had a set task and we were not sure how we were
supposed to help. We decided to play games we learned in youth group with some
of the kids, which was really fun!
During lunch, we listened to Miss
Debbie’s testimony. She is running the STEAM program for kids at Voice of
Calvary. She emphasized how good God has been in her life and how she realized
that God has a plan for everyone. It encouraged us to hear how God is working
in our lives.
Then, some of us worked on
inventory in the VOCM shop while the others stayed to paint a mural of the
Fruit of the Spirit. The girls have been working on painting a mural which will
be displayed on one of the windows of the Voice of Calvary Office. They are planning
on having every mission group paint a mural, and we are the first ones to do
it. We are so excited to share a picture of it with you when it is done.
Gateway
is an organization that helps people with homelessness and addictions. Half of
our team visited Gateway on Wednesday to serve them dinner and the second team
will visit tomorrow. After they were served dinner, we sat down and connected
with some of them. We gave dinner to a total of three groups and then we
cleaned the area. We returned to the house after we finished.
We had the pleasure of hearing a
lesson from Sam Pollard, who was volunteer coordinator in the past trips. He
gave the seniors, Micah, Evan, Jessie, and Marcel, a blessing and encouragement
using his past history and Bible verses.
Thursday
This morning, some of us went do
yardwork in an elderly woman’s house, and the other half of the group stayed
behind to pant walls in a classroom in
VOC and work on the mural. During lunch we heard Miss Barbara’s testimony and
her message about staying close to your siblings and always forgiving each other.
Tonight, we went to Hip-Hop Night
in Claibrone Park which was hosted by Common Ground Church who is associated
with VOC. After a short downpour, we ate hotdogs and beans and listened to live
music by kids and adults from the community. We got to interact with the kids
and play a thrilling game of ultimate frisbee.
Thank you for your prayers for our team. Please continue to pray for us as we have our last day of work tomorrow and then travel home on Saturday.
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