Monday, June 16, 2014

Service Teams

Each morning we will be working on various service teams around Sunshine and the Woodlawn neighborhood. They are already hard at work today. It is hot! So we'd appreciate prayers for smart kids drinking water and staying healthy. Listed below are the teams each student is on with a brief description of the project. Thanks in advance for your prayers that each team would be effective, positive and safe.

Construction Work Crew (lots of digging/excavating) they are pumped!

Leaders: Chris & eric
Hunter
Kyle
Kirsten
Elisa I.
Annika M.
Emily S.
Amanda B.
Mason
Drew

Living Hope work crew - various jobs from completing apartments to cleaning to lawn work at a church that Sunshine Partners with on Cottage Grove Ave.

Leaders: Heidi & Dean
Blake
Isaac
Olivia
Elizabeth
Elyse S.
Grace
Logan
Ali B.
Cam
James

Mural Team - they will be priming, painting and hanging a mural that will go on the wall of Sunshine's new building pointing people to the coffee shop.

Leader: Hamdi
Rachel K
Max
Emma W
Eryn R
Sophia
Chloe
Rachel B
Annika N
Cat W

Sunshine Vacation Bible School/Summer Blast Children's team - children :)

Leader: Beebe
Daniel
Jake B
Jon S
Chris K
Cole
Katie M.
Liz
Rachel M
Holly B
Haylee S
Marissa
Ally R
Annie M
Josh
Levi

Painting crew: priming and painting walls in the new coffee shop

Leaders: Marc and AnaMaria
Sarah T
Alexis C
Lauren
Ian
Trevor

Sanding team: sanding preparing and staining chairs for the new coffee shop

Leader: Mike
Bennet
Katie S
Greta D
Aly H

Lawn/Gardening: cleaning, mowing, weed pulling, beautifying the lots around Sunshine and their properties

Leader: Kari
Shauna
Alexa
Stacy S
Bliss
Maddie M
Jordan
Caleb
Nick
Rachel H
Michaela
Alexa
Jada

Lauren is spending time with different groups each day, documenting and jumping in when needed.
Elisabeth Lia and Will - my kids and their nanny have various excursions. I would very much appreciate prayers for them as well.
Kelli - I am the blogger, the shopper, the buffer, the problem solver.

We are already having a great time! Your kids are doing great! More tomorrow from the first full day of ministry.

Blessings!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Olive Juice! So glad to read that everything is going well. We miss you A LOT (kitty misses you too) but are so proud of you for doing His work. Go beyond your comfort zone and let God's words flow through you. You are an amazing example to your little sister who wants to be just like you. We love you with all our hearts! Mom and Dad

Anonymous said...

Hey, Harry!

How are you doing? We're happy to see you're doing well. We're enjoying the pics that have been posted already. Praying that you are a light on the hill for the community in Chicago.

Love you lots.

Signed: Mom and Dad

PS: Mom said to keep your tongue in your mouth when someone is taking a picture of you! ;)