Yesterday, we took time to clean up the areas of the church where we stayed - vacuuming, collecting trash, and packing our belongings. At 6:30 am, we went to the community room to make sandwiches for lunch, and we took all of the extra sandwich fixings, chips, cookies, bottled water, and made lunches for unhoused neighbors around the church. Around 7:00 am, we went out into the neighboring parks and distributed food for all who wanted it. Some people graciously accepted; others did not take what we offered.
We went to the Capital Area Food Bank for our morning mission work. Our group sorted medication by expiration date, filled freezers and refrigerators with donated food, stocked and organized pantry shelves, and helped clients load their cars with food. We finished our mission work around 11:00 am, and drove to Columbus, OH, to spend the night. After a week of sleeping on the floor, we welcomed with new appreciation the beds at the hotel.
Today, following breakfast at the hotel, we continued our drive home, arriving at the church around 2:00 pm. We were excited to be home and see our families. As we unpack, we not only unpack dirty clothes that show and smell of hard labor, but we also unpack some wonderful memories of serving Christ in the heart of our nation's capital!
Pastor Jay
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