We have had a fantastic start to our week. After our send off this morning, we made great time and had lunch at McDonalds in Tomah, WI. We arrived in Chicago with just enough time to spare to enjoy the sunshine and head out for a walk to Union Station.
Along the way, we ran into a bride and groom who joined our group for a photo!
Ha! So fun. We took more pictures at Union Station,
then headed to Giordanos for some amazing deep dish pizza!
Afterwards, we went to Sunshine Gospel Ministries where we are spending the night tonight. Jared Hamernick, our Sunshine Ministries partner, was there to greet us and get us set for the night. We then had a time of worship and devo time with God. Each student has a devotional booklet they will be working through this week! Some of the students shared with the larger group about what stood out to them from the devo time. Some of what was shared included: "unconditional love comes from God," "Loving anyone different than us is challenging," and " 1 John 3:16-18.
Lights out was then at 10:30pm to get a good night sleep. We have an early start tomorrow with breakfast at 6:45am and then off to Christ Bible Church for their 8am service. We are in for a fantastic day exploring the city of Chicago tomorrow!
Keep praying for us! I'm believing God to do great things this week.
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All for Him
-Lauren
1 comment:
I heard you had some wild rain there yesterday! I hope you are all dry and OK. It looks like you are having a great trip so far. Really wish I could have made it. Glad you got to have some Giordano's pizza. Isn't it the best?! I have been praying for you every night and will continue to do so. Thanks Lauren, for giving some details about the work groups. I hope you will all come home with some great new friends from this trip! Stay safe, stay excited, stay close to Jesus! The more you depend on Him when you run into tough stuff on this trip, the more you will come away changed, and closer to Him. Don't forget to pray!
Love to all!
Lisa S.
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