Monday, March 23, 2009
Mission Trip
We returned from Phoenix on Saturday night, and what an amazing trip it was! I have so many wonderful stories to tell, and if I try to share them all here, this will be a very long post. So, I will just mention a few highlights, and those of you who are interested can ask me about the rest.
We spent two days evangelizing on the campus of ASU. It was a really wonderful experience, and we had some great conversations with a few people. We gave out pamphlets on First RPC to interested people, so please pray that some of them will go to church.
We also got a lot of work done on the church building. The boys planted some trees in the front yard, and we organized all of Pastor Jon's books. We also stripped, buffed, and waxed the floor in the sanctuary, and it looks amazing now!
On Friday we took a day trip to the Grand Canyon and hiked down part of it. The beauty and the size of it were astounding.
It was wonderful getting to know the church family. We made several new friends, and Charity and I are hoping to road trip out there this summer to visit them again. The congregation is small, probably between 20 and 30 people, so when the six of us came to a prayer meeting on Thursday night, someone was excited to have enough people for all the parts, and suggested that we sing Psalm 119X.
Before we left, all of us bought ASU T-shirts, and we wore them on Saturday when we flew home. Everyone assumed that we were ASU students, and when we boarded our last flight, one of the stewardesses leaned toward me and said, "Watch out! There are a lot of Purdue students on this flight!"
We spent two days evangelizing on the campus of ASU. It was a really wonderful experience, and we had some great conversations with a few people. We gave out pamphlets on First RPC to interested people, so please pray that some of them will go to church.
We also got a lot of work done on the church building. The boys planted some trees in the front yard, and we organized all of Pastor Jon's books. We also stripped, buffed, and waxed the floor in the sanctuary, and it looks amazing now!
On Friday we took a day trip to the Grand Canyon and hiked down part of it. The beauty and the size of it were astounding.
It was wonderful getting to know the church family. We made several new friends, and Charity and I are hoping to road trip out there this summer to visit them again. The congregation is small, probably between 20 and 30 people, so when the six of us came to a prayer meeting on Thursday night, someone was excited to have enough people for all the parts, and suggested that we sing Psalm 119X.
Before we left, all of us bought ASU T-shirts, and we wore them on Saturday when we flew home. Everyone assumed that we were ASU students, and when we boarded our last flight, one of the stewardesses leaned toward me and said, "Watch out! There are a lot of Purdue students on this flight!"
Jessica 2:31 PM
2 Comments:
Haha, I like your closing story :)
That's great that you were able to help spread the news. I'm sure you were a great encouragement to the church in Phoenix.
That's great that you were able to help spread the news. I'm sure you were a great encouragement to the church in Phoenix.
I can't believe I've never read your blog before! I saw your status on facebook. :) What a wonderful time we had...I can't wait for our roadtrip!
p.s. I LOVE your photography a couple posts below!!!
p.s. I LOVE your photography a couple posts below!!!