Today was a good day for us! We started out heading to Capitol Hill UMC, where we helped cook breakfast for some unhoused neighbors. Their ministry is lay-led, and involves breakfast every weekday, and lunch on the weekends. Relationships are just as important as the food, and many in the group spent time talking directly with the neighbors.
We then went to Central Union Mission, which is the only Christian men's shelter in the city. They asked us to do some cleaning, which included dusting and sweeping their chapel; mopping the stairwells, and folding the clean sheets from the overnight guests' beds. They have a multi-level program, and we heard a lot of testimonies from people whose lives had been changed by Jesus.
After lunch, we visited with the pastor of our host church, Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol. We talked about what we had observed and learned from our trip so far; she talked about the church's ministries. She also shared some of the history of the church, including race relations. Beyond homelessness, she shared about the plight of prostitution and sex trafficking in the city.
We finished the day by walking to Chinatown for dinner, and walking to the White House. We'll be uploading some pictures soon so that you can see the team active in mission.
Pastor Jay
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