Jan and Jasmine at Breakfast
Today we had an awesome day! God is doing a lot of stuff in each of our lives and teaching us a lot of things. The kids are absolutely amazing. Most of us, including myself, have just started understanding the kids’ struggle to be nice and respect each other. In Philly, the norm is to earn respect by being the better or stronger person. If someone hits you, you hit them back harder, so they have difficulty understanding grace. It’s been a challenging to think up new ways to explain grace. But it is definitely a great victory to see the kids start to be more open to the idea of grace.
Bob and Aaron (from a GBC near Hersey PA)
We played basketball today in the sports groups and learned some defense. We also learned more Hispanic dances and played dodge ball. The Bible lesson today was about having a clean heart. I was in a skit about religious leaders questioning Jesus. I (Samantha) played the part of a religious leader.
Indepdence Hall (and Ben not paying attention)
Later in the evening we did the “tourist” thing. We saw the Liberty Bell, Ran the Rocky Steps (Philly Museum of Art) and drove around some historic parts of the city. It was fun to see the history of the city.
Bob and Jan at the Independent Hotel
One of the highlights of the evening was dropping Bob and Jan off at the Independent Hotel for their anniversary. Today they celebrate 31 years of marriage and we dropped them off in Center City to have a date night.
We are all ready for bed. Good night.
Us + Random Girls that jumped in the picture announced
Behind the Art Museum
