We have successfully and officially completed our first day of "work" in DC. We left Charleston at 8:00am on Saturday and after a detour to avoid a pile-up on I-95 in SC, a lunch stop, a few potty breaks, horrendous weather in Richmond, VA, and terrible traffic from Fredricksburg to DC, we arrived at Calvary Baptist Church 12 hours later.
Sunday morning we worshiped with Calvary and their Pastor, Amy Butler said nice things about our church, and accurate things about Don. That afternoon, we all went to the Smithsonian area where groups went to the Air and Space, American History, and Natural History Museums.
Today, Monday, we began our work. Groups went to Food & Friends and bagged between 450-500 meals; to So Others Might Eat and served lunch to over 350 homeless people; and to Christ House to help with the facilities and grounds. Each group experienced a high level of organization and professionalism from their places of ministry. The spirit of servitude was obvious and those "being served" were treated with respect and dignity and in kind, were gracious and thankful. It was a great first day of work and opened many eyes to the needs of the ones who live "in the shadows."
This afternoon we visited the Lincoln Memorial, VietNam Wall, and the WWII Memorial. We did a lot of walking and are tired, but we got to see some great sites. We ate dinner at Union Station--a beautiful train and Metro Station in downtown DC.
We're all tired tonight and are looking forward to a good night's sleep.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Tomorrow we will work with the Church of the Epiphany and their weekly street worship service for the homeless and serving them lunch after worship. Then, we jump on the Metro to meet with the folks at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. It should be another great day!
Peace,
Woody
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment