I only have a few minutes to write but I wanted to let you know that we are in the Bronx, NY on our teen mission trip and so far things are going well. There are definite moments of frustration with teens complaining or not wanting to do what we ask, but there are also amazing moments where you know God is here and He is working. So, overall I would say that this trip is going great!
Here is a general break down of our daily schedule:
8:00 a.m.- Breakfast
8:30 a.m.- Quiet Time
9:15 a.m.- Morning prayer and worship together
10:00 a.m.- Head off to our morning ministries. We are split into 3 different groups and each group does something different each day. We have been to a senior center, prayer walking the neighborhood, doing some light construction or simply asking the Lord where to go and then following His lead (that's been my favorite so far)!!
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 VBS prep
2:30 p.m. Head to the park to do VBS- after VBS we usually hang out with the kids and play at the park for a while.
6:00 p.m. Dinner
Each evening has been different. Our first night here we served dinner at a Homeless Shelter. We had an early evening on Monday night, with no ministry scheduled. Last night we went to the Brooklyn Tabernacle for their weekly prayer meeting. It was INCREDIBLE!! Hundreds of people from all walks of life coming together and just praying. The Holy Spirit was there and we all loved it.
Tonight will be another early night with no ministry planned, and tomorrow night we will be having a cookout for the neighborhood we are staying in.
We end every night spending time in small groups and then worshiping together.
Our focus for this week is listening to the Lord, and I have to admit; I was skeptical that the teens would really get it. Some of them still don't get it, but many are hearing from God loud and clear and its AMAZING!!!
The one struggle we continue to have is distractions. We are very unified as a team, which is amazing, but we also get distracted from the ministry and focus on fun a little too much. So, please be praying that the enemy will not be able to distract us from what God wants to do!!
We are heading back to Philly Saturday night. Friday we will spend the morning doing ministry and then Friday afternoon touring the city. Saturday we will clean and pack and then head to the city for a special surprise before we load into the vans and head home.
We're half way through the week...we'll see what God has left for us!
(Sorry there aren't pictures yet, that just takes too long. I will post some when we get back).
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