This past week was unforgettable. As a class we took a road
trip to Kansas City and did some inner city mission work! We stayed at the
K-life houses and each day we drove in to work at the Hope Center. We began our
first day with a tour of the “hood” (for lack of a better word). The leader of
the Hope Center took us past his house and gave us a run down on what life in
that area looks like. He had story after story and each one was more tragic
than the next. It’s hard to wrap your mind around how these people live. For
us, our lives seem so normal and routine, but for these people gun shots and
sirens are a part of their routine. It’s sad that it takes being put into their
world to feel the need to do something to help.
After our tour we went back to the Hope Center and helped
them clean out an old church next door. This was such a fun experience! All 32
of us working together to complete one task. The true colors come out. I really
got to see everyone’s strengths and weaknesses. It was so fun to run back and
forth from the dumpsters to the church! Everywhere I turned people were
encouraging each other! It was fantastic! A job that would have taken months
took us two afternoons! Its crazy how much work you can get done when you all
work together and encourage one another!
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