Today was an AMAZING day, for all five of our teams! We all split up to serve in different ministry areas, including the Bay Area Rescue Mission, the Laguna Honda Hospital, distributing socks and hygiene products to the homeless, and participating in an Urban Plunge! (What is an Urban Plunge, you might ask? Ask your student when they get home! :)
It's hard to describe each team's experience since I was only on my team, but we gathered together tonight and all shared some really cool stories together about how we saw God today. Although we are tired, it was definitely clear that God was with us today.
My team had the privilege of serving 8 residents of the Laguna Honda Hospital, all of whom were elderly and mentally disabled. But they brought us SO much joy! We took them on a field trip to the SF Zoo,talking with them, laughing with them, and simply being WITH them, as you will see in some of the pictures below....
Please continue to pray that God will give us energy to serve tomorrow. We have all been working hard, and are being challenged to love people who we don't normally encounter (which is very draining!)
We love you all and will write again tomorrow night!
Goodnight from the Bay,
- Heather
Devotions this morning: (remember, you can click on the pics to enlarge them!)
Dinner tonight at an Ethiopian restaurant:
Sharing together about our day:
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I love getting to read the daily updates and see photos of all my beloved kids. Students. Young people. You all. I love seeing you. (Adults too.) I'm praying for you too, especially for my "3 things" people: Chandler, Hannah, Katlyn, and Delaney. (Heather would you tell them that pls?)
A special day-before-her-birthday shout-out to Hannah, who it turns out is my birthday twin! happy birthday to us tomorrow, Hannah!
Do any of you know what the fabric called ultra-suede was? It was popular decades ago for fancy suits for ladies. The Ethiopian bread feels like ultrasuede.
Love you!!! Rebecca
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