We had an uneventful and great travel day. We enjoyed Giordano's pizza upon arrival in Chicago and then headed to Sunshine for orientation. The team is staying at Living Hope Church. Wooddale has been a part of building that church each summer and now we get the blessing of sleeping there and making it our home away from home for the week.
Sunday started with an early breakfast and worshipping at Christ Bible Church. Pastor Ford brings a challenging and encouraging Father's Day message each year and today was exceptional.
Next we headed downtown to see the fun and beauty of the city and did we had a gorgeous day for it! We checked out Millennium Park and walked along the lake to Navy Pier for lunch. Next we took a water taxi to the Willis (Sears) Tower. We enjoyed the view and challenged each other to step into the glass boxes over looking the city. And then each kid took their devotional and looked out over the south side as we prepared to dive into the ministry part of our trip with reflection and prayer.
Tonight we had our first teaching time we Joel and the kids were excited, moved and interested in what he had to say.
And then to bed. Tomorrow begins their service projects. The kids know their teams and can't wait to get started. Tomorrow I will send a list of who is on what team so you can know where everyone is serving.
My Lia and Will did great and Elizabeth is taking amazing care of them.
We thank you for your prayers and we count on them!
It was a fun day of fellowship and exploring and tonight, some kids even got showers!
**please forgive my typos. I am doing this on my phone ;)
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Happy Father's Day!
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