GOOD EVENING! This blog is brought to you by FIVE FAITHFUL FEMALES (a name that originally had some interesting suggestions due to exhaustion and heat!): Erin Ingle, Hannah Williams, Parrisha Barnes, Meredith Love and Catherine Greene!!
As church began at 10:00 a.m., the crowd grew larger. During the service we felt so included because the minister continued to mention the North Carolina youth group. We even had the opportunity to share in communion with them, although they are of a different denomination, they too, like us, have an open table for community. What an awesome experience!
Another warm hospitable act was shown to us after church by the gracious Missions Committee at the church. They served us an AMAAAAZING lunch, which rivaled OUR Southern Hospitality! We're definitely enjoyed being spoiled!!
Next we found a high school that paled in comparison to our local high schools. Their amenities and accommodations were superb, and something we're not accustomed to on most Mission Trips! We had relaxing swims and competitive games of water basketball. These FUN activities were followed by the FIRST shower of the week, and desperately needed after the 14 hour ride yesterday.
We experienced a little free time next as we arrived back at the church. This time including a Wal Mart run for stuff we left back in the South (ah hmm...BECKY!) or FOOD.
Our annual pizza party, provided by Sherry McKenzie, was awaiting us! We want to thank her for satisfying our pizza craving and showing her love and support through a distance! We would also like to thank Amanda Cole for the wonderful poundcake, topped with strawberries (thanks Becks!).
Devotions and team building activities concluded our Sunday night. Some of the activities included "People Mission Finder," in which we went around getting signatures of people who could meet different requirements. We then got in our work groups for Monday and made a car out of random things (oreo cakesters, crackers, stirrers, tape and playing cards). The car had to represent our group, which we made a name for. As "The Dream Team," "Chabrela," "Progresso" and "Gold Digger" made their debuts to the entire group, they served as a reminder that we must work together in our groups this week to be successful in the Motor City. We finished the evening with journaling and prayer time. Our journal topic came from scripture first heard this morning during Sunday School, 2 Thessalonians 2:13. This scripture explained why God chose us to do what we do. We wrote about why we felt God CHOSE US to be apart of this trip and experience this week. Why were we called to Detroit? After our jounaling time, we received our prayer beads provided by the Embrace Group of FUMC, Gastonia. The group lovingly and prayerfully crafted the beads for each individual person in our group and enclosed a personalized letter. We are very grateful for these loving gifts we each received. We will use them throughout the week, and continue to cherish and utilize them upon our return.
We thank each and every one of you for your prayers and thoughts for this Mission Trip. Continue to pray that our hands and feet are extensions of God! Also, don't forget to follow our blog daily to keep up with the exciting events happening in our life.
P.S. We would like to mention our dear friend Fran Anderson, who is the Mrs. Caldwell of Waterford, Michigan. She continues to welcome and excite us with her exuberant attitude and smile, in her rockin' heels! Don't worry, we will receive plenty of hugs this week.
We are getting VERY sleepy and MUST get some rest for our first day of work tomorrow. Goodnight from the 5 faithful females!
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