It's Tuesday

It's Tuesday, and I have a moment of free time to update the blog. No pictures today guys. I'm sorry. :(

Yesterday was a challenging day for a lot of those in our group. We worked at Harbour Light in the east side of Vancouver. Thousands upon thousands of homeless people live in the downtown east side. Harbour Light is part of the Salvation Army. (Beth really made me think about the name yesterday. SALVATION Army.)

We worked during the lunch hour. We served in the soup line. Some of us passed out loaves of bread for people to take with them. Others helped clean off the tables. Luis put it best in our evening reflection time ... Someone working in the kitchen asked Luis why we came all the way from Arkansas to work in Vancouver. Luis said, "It's simple. Love."

After we finished with lunch, we helped prep sandwiches, onions, etc., for the week. Some of us didn't understand how this was helping. However, we now know that we helped put the kitchen staff ahead for a couple weeks. They can spend more time now getting to know the clients of Harbour Light.

Free time

We had a little bit of free time yesterday afternoon. Larry drove us up the mountain to Cypress. At Cypress you can overlook the city, that part of Canada, and see all the way into Washington state. Absolutely amazing. My prayer is that the people of Vancouver will start to see the mountains around them as the love of God and nothing else.

Dinner... oh the fun

What do you get when you take 14 Arkansans to an authentic Japanese restaurant? An interesting time. We ate dinner in downtown Vancouver. A lot in our group had never tried sushi before. So it was really interesting. Ask Logan and John sometime how they felt about it. Let's just say we had to make a stop at Subway later in the evening for them.

The guys... certified movers
After dinner, we helped Amy (Amy is a newcomer to the Delta Church. She is in her 20s and teaches ESL at a school in Vancouver.) move furniture she had just acquired into her new home. We weren't planning on doing that lastnight. God put us in the right place at the right time.

Pictures will be coming soon of the girls and Jake carrying a van seat up a hill to a coffee shop in the middle of Vancouver.

Tuesday's plans
Some of the group have already headed out to their lunch destinations. We are splitting up and taking members of the church out to lunch on their lunch breaks. Later this evening we will be meeting with a small group. We're really excited about that. The next five nights will be filled with worship and encouragement. Now we're getting to the heart of it.

I can't speak for everyone... but I think we're learning that we all are on a ride, and God is the driver this week (that came from Logan). We have to just let our plans fly out the window and follow God's lead. So far this week that has so been the way it has happened. Just ask Mike.

We love you guys!