We left this past Saturday at 8:30 am and arrived in Atlanta at 2:15. The first place we went was Centenial Park and several of the youth (and me) decided to jump in the fountains to cool off! After spending some time at the park, we went to All Saints Episcopal Church where we werew staying the night in their youth rooms. We were very appreciative of their hospitality and glad to be welcomed to Atlanta by members of our extended Episcopal family! When we finally had our rooms set up for the night, we ate dinner at the Varsity (only a block from All Saints), and enjoyed their greasy goodness. Next, we went to the Braves game. The Braves were losing for the first few innnings, but made a great comeback in the 9th inning and won 5-4! finally, after a long day, we made it back to the church and got to bed after midnight.
We awoke Sunday morning, had breakfast with different members of All Saints, and then joined them for their 10am worship service. For me, that was one of the highlights of this trip so far. Their service was alive with passion, full voiced singing, and we were welcomed by so many different members of the church afterwards that our group felt right at home. We pulled out of Atlanta around noon yesterday, and planned to make it to Port St. Joe around 6pm. What we plan doesn't always happen. As we crossed the state line into Florida, we stopped at the welcome center for a short break, and we noticed that one of the tires on a van had a nail in it! We counld't believe it! we had to change a tire once again (it was decided by the adults that our pre-trip meeting next year would include a lesson on how to change tires). The tire was changed and we were able to drive on after about an hour. We finally drove into Port St. Joe last night around 8:30 pm.
Each day I want to have one of the youth write a little something about their experience that day. Ben Cowgill is going to post now about working today:
The work today wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. There were 2 work sites.
The first site was mostly landscaping, and scrubbing the walls of a house. At my
work site, we did similar stuff. We mowed the lawn, and scrubbed the house and a
shed. We had to pull a tree out of the ground, and do other weeding. We scrubbed
their porch with bleach in preperation for painting. We had Subs for lunch, and
eggs and buscits for breakfast. Don't worry, we aren't starving.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers and we will continue to keep you updated! The next post will have pictures. Talk to you tomorrow!
~ David (and Ben!)
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