Day Two Comes to a Close

What a great day this has been. The group is exhausted from a very busy day of ministry. We began at 8:45 this morning, going to the church to pray and regroup for the day's ministry opportunities. For the morning, several folks baked 29 small loaves of raisin bread, which we took to residents at Jarrett Terrace in our afternoon visits. We also had some men who mowed and cleaned up a lady's yard who had recently lost her house by fire and had it rebuilt. Some men did maintenance projects around the church building. A large team went to the welfare department to offer coffee and doughnuts to the clients there and have an opportunity to share Christ's love with them. We had soup and sandwiches at the church for lunch, then began preparing for the afternoon visitation to the approximately 100 apartments at Jarrett Terrace. Each resident that came to the door was presented a fresh loaf of raisin bread and an invitation to come to our evening outreach event--free food and a choir concert. We had several opportunities to pray with the residents as well.

Meanwhile, back at the church, several people were preparing baked spaghetti, salad, bread, and beverages for the evening meal. As they continued the preparation, the rest of the team helped the after school kids with their homework. Some acquaintances from last time were reunited. Unfortunately, we had only 45 minutes with these precious children, because we had to return to the hotel for 30 minutes to get dressed and ready for the evening outreach.

We had a great turnout from the residents for the dinner and concert. The meal was wonderful, and the choir sang superbly! The people loved the evening. We were able to share that Jesus Christ is our reason for living, our hope for tomorrow, and our promise of eternity with God. We invited those that do not know Him to accept Him this evening.

The Jarrett Terrace ministry is the oldest ministry of the Cannadas. They have just been asked to start a church there at the building. God is at work!

I am so thankful for our senior adults on this trip. They worked really hard today without ever complaining. They exemplified the love of God in their lives. Please pray for us in all of our ministry efforts tomorrow. There will be more raisin bread cooked and construction work done. Many will go to the elementary school and help with the work in the classrooms. We will also work with Lee Terrace in a similar fashion as our work with Jarrett Terrace today.