Whew – what a day! It’s fair to say that the team worked hard, and we accomplished a lot, on a variety of projects including:
- Property Maintenance for KIDS Inc.: Some of our crew worked on beautifying their campus by trimming years of overgrowth on their hedges, cleaning up around the property, and weeding some of their flower beds.
- Community Cleanup: Another part of our crew walked throughout the community picking up garbage and praying for various families throughout the neighborhood.
- Painting: The rest of the crew prepped and taped halls for the painting we will do throughout the week.
- Grocery Shopping: The Mom Squad (Grace & Kathy) went shopping to feed all 28 of us, and all of the kids coming out for VBS. Can you imagine feeding that many people for an entire week? They rock!
After lunch, we did the final prep for our VBS. It was so exciting to see one of the workers from the school bringing over an entire line of students from across the street. She attends church here, and gets what we’re trying to do – share the love of Christ with these kids and their families.
I’m excited to say that we had about 40 kids our first day, which is much more than they expected. I’m told that a turnout of 25 kids is typically a good turnout. Continue to pray for these kids and families as we love on them and share Christ with them.
Alright – I need to go play with the youth. There’s a rousing game of sardines underway, and Kaitlyn B. is an excellent hider.