Mission Tour Diary- Day 4

• As posted earlier, I finally have the internet. I feel VERY behind on updating you about whats going on with our group. It has been an incredible trip so far.
• Monday- On Monday, we completed the LONG leg of the trip. We left London, KY early in the morning and got to Buffalo late in the evening. RIght before we got to Buffalo, we stopped at a crazy rest stop. It was a McDonalds, but you had to walk over the interstate on a covered bridge to get to it. The bridge had clear glass windows and it was kind of eery to watch speeding cars coming right at you. Here’s what a semi-truck coming at you at 70 mph looks like:

 

• Tuesday- On Tuesday, we began our first day of ministry. We actually served at the Buffalo City Mission twice on Tuesday. We led worship for the men in the morning and the women at night. The city mission is such a great place that takes people in and shows them the love and grace of Jesus. Several of the residents gave their testimonies of what Christ has done in their lives and it was powerful! They have such a great ministry. They teach people the Bible, feed them, house them, and also have food and clothing closets. Here is a picture from the worship service Tuesday morning: 

 

 

 

 

 

• Tuesday afternoon, we went to the mall (SHOCKER). It was really neat- we got to take some pictures with some famous people. Here’s a picture of Kirk Slay taking a picture with Hannah Montana:
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• I met Mike Piazza in the mall. I punched him in the face and represented the Atlanta Braves!
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• Tuesday evening, we went back to the mission and ministered to the women there. It was a great service and so moving.  The women had their children with them and it was humbling to be able to worship with them and pray with them. Check out this video of a little girl dancing while the choir sang “In The Sanctuary:”
• This morning, we sang at the Elderwood Senior Citizen Center. The were so gracious and glad we were there. They ministered to us as much as we ministered to them. Collin Montgomery shared a testimony about our mission trip to Ecuador and it was great. Here are some pictures of our group and Ben posing in the Elderwood parking lot after the performance. For some reason, they had a big caboose in the parking lot:
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• Tonight, our choir got to sing the National Anthem at the Buffalo Bison’s minor league baseball game. The choir sounded great and it was so cool seeing them on the field. I took a picture of them on the jumbotron. I took it with a cell phone, so its not a great picture, but you can get the idea:
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