Sunday, June 22, 2014

We made it!

We made it to Philadelphia! It took a little longer than anticipated due to traffic, but we are here, and we are here safely.

We worshiped this morning with St. Luke's in Culpeper, then joined them for a lunch provided by the Hispanic Seventh Day Adventist Church that shares their space--a wonderful, authentic, delicious Mexican meal! 

We rolled in to Philladelphia around 5:30 PM. We join a group from Michigan and a group from Tennessee, for a total of about 60 people.

One of our surprises so far has involved the inability to take showers (don't you wish you were stuck in our vans with us?). We thought we would be able to shower in Culpeper, but that was not the case (except for a super secret shower for the adults--whew!). Then, we thought there would be showers available in Philadelphia, but the showers are a 10-minute drive from where we are staying and are only available at certain times during the day. Poor Avery met us yesterday directly following a baseball game and won't be able to shower until tomorrow night! The kids are being great sports about it, though.

As indicated in an earlier post, our work this week will focus on good sustainability. Tomorrow is mostly an educational day--we will learn about urban farming.

Our devotions this evening were about Jesus being a demonstration for the ways we would like to live and serve. It is clear that Jesus has already taught our youth how to serve and that they are open to God's life changing mercy and grace!

Deflating an air mattress takes a team:

Our stellar St. Mark's group:

Avery REALLY wants a shower!:

Look at those smiling faces!:





3 comments:

  1. We are so glad you made it there safely. You are and will be doing good work and representing St. Mark's most admirably! Thank you for the Monday morning giggle over that many teenagers in need of a shower. YIKES! You remain in out thoughts and prayers this week! Blessings abound, Reneau and Laura Van Landingham

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  2. Big fun! Thanks for great pictures!

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  3. Praise God that you all made it safely! Wow no showers as hot as it is, that must be something. I can smell you all from here :) May the blessings of God keep you in all your endeavors. Way to go St. Mark's Youth!

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