News form Brooklyn

Wendy called me a little while ago and gave an update on how the mission trip to Brooklyn is going and more specifically the kinds of service projects in which they are involved.

On Monday that worked with a group called Furnish a Future, a furniture bank run by a coalition of churches and the city to help those formerly homeless families who are moving out of shelters obtain furniture and household goods. The group helped put furniture together. In the afternoon the worked with Operation Exodus an after school program for 1st-9th graders. They did activities with the kids and then broke off and helped with tutoring about 60 Dominican children. Last night they ate at a Dominican restaurant. (They ate at a Thai restaurant on Sunday night.)

From 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. today they worked with a food pantry that operated out of a bus that served soup and hot chocolate. Wendy said that it was really cold working outside and gave them a greater appreciation for those who have to be outside. This afternoon they were heading out to work with Father's Heart Ministries, a family shelter organization, this time with Chinese-speaking immigrants in an ESL program. They are planning on eating at a Polish restaurant this evening.