We've done days 1 and 2 of our VBS at the Family Ministry Center in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood, and at Metro Alliance Church in the Ohio City neighborhood. Other than the heat indices it has been an exhilarating time of ministry. We've had a total of about 40 kids between our two sites, 20 at each. There have been many God-centered conversations between our students, leaders and the kids we're ministering to. Pray, because today these kids will all have a chance to receive Christ!
Yesterday we prayer walked in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood; today we prayer walk in the Ohio City neighborhood. For those of you who may be curious, prayer walking is just what it sounds like: praying while walking. However, we're taught to pay attention to many things. First, in these neighborhoods there are many foreclosed or condemned homes. We pray for these homes; that the foreclosed homes would be filled with Christ-following families, and that the condemned homes would remain safe if there happen to be squatters in them. Second, we want to pray for businesses we pass, that they would remain for the sake of bringing pride and jobs to the neighborhood. Third, we pray for anyone who will allow us. Many people sit on their porches all day, so we pray for them. This exercise helps us to be aware of our surroundings as we pray, and to learn to listen for God's leading in how we pray.
The trip has been amazing to this point. And to top all that off, our students have been awesome. They have been so well-behaved and helpful, listening to directions given by leaders and so forth, we couldn't ask for a better group of students. Make sure to tell them you're proud of them when they return. We certainly are telling them that much here.
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