In the morning we served at two ministry sites. At the first, Food and Friends, we packed and delivered food to families who have at least one family member suffering from a severely debilitating disease or physical condition. I loved watching our team partner together to serve the families meals. Some packed food and some delivered the food, but we all were the Body of Christ coming together with our different gifts to serve families in DC.
The second ministry sight was Vision DC. There we sorted through donations that will be distributed to people throughout the city. The team sorted so many items one team member claimed they began to get blisters.
In the afternoon the team again served in many locations throughout the city. We built relationships with kids at a day care center and at a summer camp for inner city kids. Another part of the team set out to complete their "Urban Plunge" activity. We were given a little amount of money and told to go and share dinner with homeless people downtown. This unique opportunity gave us first hand experience with homelessness. It put faces to statistics and allowed us to move beyond stereo-types.
We capped off the day with "Porch Time," which is our nightly debrief and Bible study, in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Much to our surprise Brad Paisley was in the process of shooting a music video.
We can't wait to see how God shows up tomorrow. More to come...
