Today was a great day!
We spent the morning with the Church of the Epiphany. Every Tuesday, they host an outdoor Street Church for the homeless. After worship they pass out lunch bags to whoever is there. Today, we helped get the food bags ready, assisted in worship, and mixed and mingled with the homeless men and women.
It was a moving experience and one the youth won't soon forget. Instead of us having a worship service in our space and inviting others to join us, we went to "their" space and had worship there. They were "at home" and we were the guests. Passing the peace and taking communion with the homeless opened our eyes to the community that God is trying to create in all of us.
This afternoon we spent time with Holly Hollman at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Freedom. We learned a lot about their work, how it affects all of us, and why it's important. We met in the conference room, which was really cool! It looked like the briefing room from a movie where the President meets with all the important military leaders. The youth expected President Obama to come out from behind a door to say, "Hey!"
Tonight we ate in style. Capital Q, a Texas-style BBQ restaurant across the street from Calvary, closed its doors for everyone except us as we enjoyed a private "party" of BBQ and all the fixins'! It was delicious.
Tomorrow we go to three different worksites in the morning and visit the Holocaust Museum in the afternoon. It should be another great day.
I've been impressed that the youth are paying attention to what they see and what they hear. When we talked tonight, I was touched by what stuck in their minds and what made an impression on them. God is working in their lives and they are seeing new things and growing. It's a good thing!
Thank you for your continued prayers. I'll post more tomorrow.
Woody
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