This week at the last minute our ministry team had a change of plan. We were originally supposed to go to God's Kidz in the Hood, but the mom has a medical condition and the doctor's orders were that she had to temporary send all the kids away because they're technically 'homeless'. It's a really sad situation, but we're hopeful that the Lord will heal her and the children will be able to go back soon! So instead, we decided to work in a nearby neighborhood (Jeff and Sarah's place). On Monday, we picked up trash all afternoon with the intent to share our faith with people who were just hangin' out on their porches (which is a frequent occurrence here). My group didn't get to have any spiritual conversations, but we were able to serve the Lord and the community, so overall, it was worth it! Yesterday and today we attempted to have an informal Jesus Club with the kids of the neighborhood. The first day we only had two kids come. Today, only one. There's tons of kids who live in this area, so it was very unusual that none of them were outside. It's also been a little discouraging because we're available to reach out to this community and we desperately want to pour into these children but there's not much we can do when none come. But! I know the Lord is faithful and He'll use us in any way He chooses!
Tomorrow we're going over to the same neighborhood, but this time we're helping a group made up of mostly teenagers from the city put in a community garden. We're hoping to make connections and share the Gospel working beside them all morning. Afterward, we're going out with one of the jr/high school groups that are here at City on a Hill and doing initiative evangelism all afternoon. Back on campus I've done a lot of initiative evangelism but doing it in the inner city is definitely different...you never know what to expect. But God ALWAYS shows up, and I'm really looking forward to tomorrow!
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." - CS Lewis
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