Hello again from beautiful Nashville!
We had a marvelous day today!
In keeping with tradition, students opened the morning in prayer and private reflection, worshiping God to prepare for the day ahead. All groups then proceeded to their various mission sites to continue serving the organizations they have been building relationships with throughout the week.
In the afternoon, all of our groups participated in "Urban Exposure," an activity in which we split up into smaller groups of 3-4 and, armed with sandwiches and snacks, prowled the streets of downtown Nashville on a mission to seek out new friends and share a meal with them. With common ground established by food, our students broke the ice and learned about the daily trials and tribulations of the homeless community firsthand.
For dinner we dinned upon tacos with our CSM hosts and the other church groups staying with us, excitedly swapping stories of the incredible people who impacted us far more than we could ever impact them. After food and games, we made a pilgrimage to Las Paletas, a tasty popsicle shop in East Nashville, before retiring back to the housing site for Porchtime. At Porchtime we shared our experiences of seeing God work, before engaging in praise and worship. In our talk we delved into Ephesians 2, and learned about the relationship between faith and works.
After so many incredible experiences, we are positively elated to give everything we have on our final full day tomorrow!
