Day 2 recap

Here's a recap of today's events. As was the case yesterday its late and I'm too tired to proofread. . Occasionally this phone auto corrects words strangely so if something seems weird, sorry...

2 of our 3 groups went to a work project and the other went to a kids club. Both groups had a great time. No photos are allowed during kids club so that's why those aren't around.

8 of our students are in the 2 groups that painted the house of a great lady named Mary. Mary was originally from Jackson MS and will be a popular subject among students for quite a while. There was a real sense of appreciation from her that was vey meaningful to the students. It's a real privilege to be able to put a face to these projects.

Group 2 went to Kids Club and played with local children for the day. They led games and songs. A couple students who normally won't get up in front of people pushed themselves to not only be up front but to lead.

After returning from our project sites we talked a bit about our experiences. Each day groups of students are in charge of breakfast and dinner so so those involved in dinner got going with that.

After dinner we heard from the local director of the Salvation Army (he holds the rank of Major in the S.A.). He told us a bit about be history of the SA and their work in Benton Harbor. They do some really remarkable things in the community.

After that we watched a local ministry perform some great dance moves (none of which I am physically capable of doing). They are called Saving Myself and get use the arts of dance and music to encourage alternatives to "lifestyles of drugs and guns". They were a lot of fun to watch.

After that we walked to a local gelato shop for some dessert. The shop is also a glass-blowing studio an the $ from the gelato goes towards training for unemployed people in the studio.

We had a night worship session and discussed Peter stepping out of he boat and walking on water. Good discussion and debrief of the day followed.

And now its finally time for some sleep.

One last update... The fake British
accent thing that I mentioned in yesterdays update has taken on a whole new life. Not only do some people believe he's from Liverpool England, but there is at least one girl from another church who believes that the "American accent" he occasionally reverts to is the fake accent.

More tomorrow.