Our first full work day completed

Hello,

Today we had our first day of working! My group and I had the privilege of working for Yolanda, a woman who needed help with her yard and garage due to her recovery of cancer. In Yolanda’s yard, we helped to weed the side of her house and clear out any brush. In the garage we organized many lost items that Yolanda had. When I felt God’s presence he told me that what we were doing was going to impact many people. Later that day our group ran the first day of Vacation bible school. I believe that as a group, instilled a new picture of God’s love for them. During the day some children opened up to telling us about their lives. A young man named Craig told me how his mother is working on how to help his mother with her addiction. At that moment I knew that this camp was doing something and how great I have it back home.

                After you read this blog post I ask that you can pray for Craig and that his problems will go away and that his mother can lead a better life and support Craig. Overall ,today was great I got to meet new and interesting people and I feel I like my relationship with God has grown.

-Marcel Anderson

Here are a couple of photos from one of two work sites that our group went to this morning.  

Hi all!

Today was an awesome day! The day started off with an amazing breakfast, and then we proceeded to split up into two groups. The first group was working at an elderly woman's home, doing yard work and cleaning her garage. The second group went to a house that had been in a fire. There we sorted through rubble, took down burnt brickwork, and salvaged as much wood as we could. Although we were all very hot and sweaty, the day wasn't finished. At three o'clock in the afternoon we headed over to The Fountain, which is one of the ministry buildings for We Will Go. There we successfully held our first day of Vacation Bible School for the week. Before the VBS participants came in, we all prayed and asked for Holy Spirit to be with us as we ministered. The people who came ranged in ages from seven all the way to thirty one. Even though the VBS program had crafts such as coloring, and sports such as basketball knockout, the adults still participated with full hearts. The amazing part is that they didn't want to be there to help with the younger children- they were there so that they could learn and worship.

 Another wonderful addition to today's VBS were two preteen boys who joined us who had just been released from a juvenile detention center the hour before. God worked in their hearts to come to learn about Him, even in the darkest of times. Over all, the day was very productive. It was clear that the children in the neighborhood didn't come from the most supportive homes, and didn't have the most secure family lives, but yet God was working in their lives.

My sister, Alexis, and Emma Sidell were inspired by “I Am Second” videos to make one of their own with a lady who was battling cancer and other various sicknesses. In this video she shared her life story, and talked about her journey with God. Many people on our team said that the part of the day that we could feel God the most was when we prayed with a woman named Gloria. She had been crying over a situation, so all of the girls hugged and prayed with her. It was a really sentimental moment. The Holy Spirit has been present in everything that we do; from praying to working with the neighborhood children and adults.  Thank you for your prayers for our team.

-Hannah 

Smith

This first photo is of some of our group at a park we went to tonight. This park is kept up by Voice of Calvary in Jackson and some of our teens went running on the trail there together, while others threw a Frisbee or played other games. This second photo is back at the house tonight for worship & a debrief of our day together.