while I was hoping for several posts a day from our mission and education trip in washington dc, my hopes came crashing down as I am unable to connect my laptop to the church's internet. So...this is coming to you through my phone, which means I will be brief.
I will try to post more frequent tweet-like posts from here out.
Today 7 of us went to food and friends to prepare and deliver meals to people who are dying. The other 5 of us spent some of the morning selling newspapers. Street sense is a newspaper that has articles written by the homeless and addresses city issues. A homeless person buys the papers for 35 cents each and sells them for a dollar, pocketing the rest as income. There's more to be said about this program, as we had a powerful yet challenging experience.
We also talked religious liberty with the BJC and had a beautiful visit to the national cathedral. Currently most in our group are playing dominos in the church library.
Wednesday a group is going back to food and friends and the other group is going to N street village, a womens shelter and transition center. In the afternoon we will visit the holocaust museum and some will take in a Nationals baseball game. You knew I'd find a way to make that happen.
Pray for endurance of energy and grace as we continue this journey of being a part of God's mission here in DC. It is a humbling and moving place to be.
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