Mission Trip: Day 4 (June 23) -
Our 2nd day of service work!! The day began with the “Homeless Walk.” We drove to downtown St. Louis and arrived at a church that has more or less over time become a non profit organization that is a day drop in center for the homeless. They also offer 3 meals a day Monday through Thursday and put on a number of different programs for groups doing mission work. The “Homeless Walk” was a guided walk around parts of St. Louis that showed what it would be like to be homeless. Where to go? What to do? What agencies are available to help me, etc. etc. It was a great activity that creates awareness about how life for the homeless actually is! Too bad it was nearly 100 degrees!!
In the afternoon the girls and boys split up and we each went to different Crisis Nurseries; places where children can be left on a short term basis in emergencies and crisis situations. We were able to play with kids, organize shelves, hold children, etc. It was fantastic!!!
In the evening we spent some time playing games, ping pong, eating dinner together, mattress surfing, improv movie making. We concluded with a trip to a very quaint (and popular!) ice cream place that was decorated like a train station!
(To see a video of the mattress surfing, click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voUfBr82wo8)
Will Masters and Mackenzie Heavener did a great job on the evening devotion. They chose Isaiah 61:1 to reflect on focusing primarily on bring good news to the oppressed. What an awesome passage!!
Homeless Walk with Patrick!
Awww....brotherly love hurt sometimes 
