Day Two (Sunday)

Our day started later than any of our other days, mainly because church didn't start until 10 am, and it was only a 5 minute drive from campus! Thankfully, this allowed us to sleep in and get some rest for the week!

We worshipped with the Hill City Church this morning. The music was beautiful (visual evidence above) and the sermon was challenging about whether we were fully living for the kingdom of Jesus! I believe the most moving part was the end of the service when Andy had our mission group stand and the congregation surrounded us, laid hands on us and prayed for us and the trip! It was very special to have this time with the congregation and their prayers in a visible way! Then it was on to lunch and to canvassing local neighborhoods. Here is a pic that sums up our canvassing experience:

It was hot. Period. HOT! It seemed that every time we looked at the thermometer, it just got hotter! But, we drank a lot of water and remembered what a great work God has called us to! We canvassed a number of neighborhoods for about two hours ... which led to this:

We had a much better turnout for our little carnival than we anticipated! There were 15 kids, some from the church and some from the surrounding neighborhoods. We're praying that we will see all of them, and more, for the coming week! We spent the afternoon doing all sorts of activities with the kids - parachute games, corn-hole, face painting, three legged races ... and water balloons! However, what may have been the biggest hit was the popsicles we handed out! There were water bottles and popsicles all over the place! The kids seemed to have a really good time and were excited about VBS for the week! Now, we are back on campus, eating pizza and watching Veggie Tales "Jonah" - our way of preparing for the week! We are tired, sweaty, dirty - and thrilled to be here and doing this! We look forward to sharing with you about VBS starting tomorrow!