Yesterday was a challenging day for us on the middle school trip as we spent time with the residents at the homeless center and cleaned up the building for them. I'm continually amazed and inspired by how hard-working, loving, and caring all of our students are.
Quick story:
We were eating lunch with the residents at the Center, when I realized that our group had congregated into one area and hadn't been mingling with the residents much. Wanting everyone there to feel included, I thought I'd round up a few students with me to go talk to the residents. I, however, couldn't even act on this before I realized that some of our students WERE ALREADY DOING THAT! Two of our boys were going table-to-table talking and praying with the residents! During debrief time that night, these two boys got to pray for several of them by name, which was an awesome way for the rest of the group to be a part of what they did, too! I was so encouraged by that! I gave them a HUGE shout-out at debrief time, but I thought I'd give another one on here as well.
That's just one of the stories of the lives we've encountered crossing with the love of our students and leaders here on this trip. I'm so blessed to be here! Parents, families, and friends, be proud of your loved ones who are on this trip. I know I am proud of them; they are leading and loving well. We're heading to Monroe Circle Community Center today to do some gardening and cleaning and whatever else they throw at us! We'll then finish off the trip at the 5 service, so if you come, look for a giant blue blob in the crowd! That'll be us!
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