Chicago Fun!

Hey Family and Friends!!



We made it to Chicago!! Finally! If you remember, we left at 10:30am and we didn't arrive until 9PM! We forgot that part of 94 was closed and ended up taking a detour that lasted 2 and 1/2 hours with stop and go, bumper to bumper traffic. But what could have been a bad (and grumpy) situation was actually great! It gave the group more time to bond and hang out and play games! So we really didn't mind the delay at all!



When we arrived, Shawn, the city host from Sunshine, met us at Ellis Avenue Church. Ellis Ave. Church is a church in the middle of a really nice neighborhood. It was a house originally, and still looks that way, but functions as a church. It's also on the same block as Barrack Obama's house...and yes, we've driven by to check it out already and the security is VERY tight!



Monday we woke up ready for a day of fun and hard work! The boys made breakfast and the ladies packed the lunches and we were off! We went to Sunshine's building, only a few blocks away, and helped with their VBS called Summer Blast! We did skits, crafts, snacks, games, etc, with the neighborhood kids.



The next stop was the Pui Tak Center in Chinatown. Some students went early, but eventually the whole group made it. At the center we helped make copies of files and record voices for the ESL classes they have. We also got a chance to work with and meet the Chinese immigrants who will use all those things. We even got to teach them a little about using computers. We worked here until 8pm, which was kinda a long day, but we enjoyed it!

We wrapped up the day by heading back "home" to Ellis Avenue and having a closing session with Joel, the head guy of Sunshine. We talked about Psalm 91 and the homeless people and how God views them and such.

Tuesday we're heading back to help with the VBS again. We're also going to get some experience riding the "L" train and interacting with the people on it while having them take a survey too. Then later we're going to head over to a person in the neighborhood's house who needs their backyard cleaned out.

We're excited for what God is doing and how He is using us here! Keep praying for us!

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