This week was full of amazing memories, and personally, I made so many new friendships. I spent a lot of time at Family Promise, helping to organize, assemble furniture, and clean their building. One day, I even got to help out at a thrift shop, organizing their space. These trips are always so much fun, getting to meet new people, hear their stories, play games with the group (even when things get a little crazy and cause arguments…), and most importantly, helping people and

Today for our mission work we went to the Karm Shelter. First, we went out to the courtyard and gave our snacks and waters to everyone. During this time we got to talk to many different people who told us about their stories. One thing that stood out to me while talking was hearing that they were putting their trust in God to guide them. Next we went upstairs to do the same thing in the women’s wing. We then put prayer cards on each bed. After that we served lunch and had our

Today we went to a KARM shelter that holds a lot of homeless men and women. We were able to help with the mulch and glue it together and clean it up a little. We washed the walls to make them less dusty. We were also able to help out with serving food, this was very meaningful because a lot of people were telling us “God Bless You” and we were able to feed a lot of people and there was a lot of food to be able to make sure everyone was full.

We traveled to a thrift shop that was set to be closing down in 2 weeks and needed much help clearing out inventory. We filled a 30 yard dumpster to the brim and then some. By the grace of God a nearby car was NOT hit by a flying futon frame. We also helped pack up a massive order the store had gotten. Lastly we had a full tractor trailer full of yunk that needed taking care of and busted through it. After all this we had dinner and worship and decided the best way to celebra