We started out picking up trash around an elementary school. There was a surprising amount of garbage. Everywhere. We also picked up garbage along a couple of major roads. You can't see much of it from a distance, but once you get down to picking it up...there's a lot of trash laying around!
It was great to help around the city and be a part of something much bigger than myself. It was so cool to see all the volunteers that were gathered at the church where we started out. And that was only a small part of the whole Project Serve. We were part of something organized by the church as a whole. There were 3200 volunteers total. Wow!
There was a worship service on Sunday night. It was exciting to see people from different churches worshiping the same God. I loved hearing so many people singing to Him. The song that ended the service was "God of This City". What a great song!! And perfect for Project Serve! And the word on the website is that they are doing it again next year...
2 comments:
I'm glad that you all enjoyed your experience serving... especially the trash part. I bet you found some interesting and unmentionable things. :)
That's great! Did you happen to notice on Caleb's blog their team is picking up trash in the neighborhood every Wed afternoon in Nicaragua? It's a way of restoring hope to and serving a depressed people. Much to their surprise, a few neighborhood kids joined them, then more, then adults who had been staring at them like they were crazy eventually joined. It was/is a great way to serve & build relationships.
Who would've thought of Trash Ministry?! God is amazing.
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