DAY SEVEN

Friday was spent wrapping up the projects at the Baldwin Center. The
playground team spread 15 lbs of mulch, the brick patio was completed,
the entire house was stripped of wallpaper, Food for Hope bags were
packed to deliver to senior citizens, the daycampers had a beach party
complete with Sundrop slushies, tee shirts and school supplies to take
home. The clothes closet office and reception area is near completion.

It was the first really hot day and it poured the rain for nearly an
hour. As we packed to leave many staff, parents, clients, and children
commented on how hard we worked, how focused we were, how friendly and
mature our sr hi youth were. We know we left our footprints and they too
made an impression on our hearts.

We showered and arrived back at the Baldwin Center to Mid's funnell cakes! For supper, we invaded Sonic - can you imagine 40 people placing orders in the outdoor speaker! After celebrating our counselors, seniors and Fabulous Fran, we closed with
journaling and prayer. We asked the same question the last night that
we began with, "why do you think God chose you for this mission trip". In
the weeks ahead, I hope some of the youth will share their answers. The grand finale of the eveing was the sllide show presentation. We wish to thank Richard Abernethy for his diligence in producing this essay of photos which captured our mission to Michigan. The last frame posed the question 'What kind of world do you want?'. Which leaves each of us to ponder how we continue to serve and live out our faith every day. After a trip to IHOP and rest for the drivers, we got on the road at 3:30am to head home.

Night,Night.
--beckygreene