We woke up bright and early to arrive at the Newman House by
7:00! After having a full stomach of yummy donuts, we hit the road, ready for
our adventure to begin! Taking a 12-passenger van and a Chevy Impala, it was a
bit cozy, but we had a lot of good talks and grew very close both physically
and emotionally.
We hit some traffic and had Papa Johns and Subway for lunch.
After 9 and a half hours, we arrived to
our destination. We were met with nothing but extreme kindness and hospitality
from the permanent volunteers here at Lacey United Methodist Church. We got a
full tour of the facility, got set in our rooms (sleeping on cots which are
actually VERY comfy), and had a delicious dinner of baked ziti, peas, quesadillas,
salad, bread, stew and pound cake!
We talked to the volunteers here who were serving the
community since Hurricane Sandy. It has
been incredible hearing their stories about the devastation and destruction
caused from the storm, but also we heard stories about all of the help and support
they’ve received from people all over the country and through the
community. It really helped to start the
trip hearing these stories and has really put our trip into a better
perspective.
After dinner, we had some free time but ended our night with
an amazing reflection on Luke 15:1-3, 14-32, The Prodigal Son Parable. After a
long day, we are anxiously awaiting sleep and preparing for a day of service
tomorrow that will start bright and early with a 7am wake up call!
We will post a blog tomorrow! Keep us in your prayers!
Love, Emily Babski, Eric
Guenther, and team
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