We arrived at Urban Hope at about 4:30 P.M. At 5:00, we were all settled in. Then, we all went to a meeting so the leaders of Urban Hope could tell us what our mission was and what we would be doing. If you were wondering...our mission was to strike up a conversation with somebody and to go out of our comfort zone and we would... feed the homeless, throw a block party, and (our church did not but all the other churches) participate in Kingdom Kids.
During feeding the homeless, I met three people I remember. I don`t remember two of the names, but I do remember Alonzo. He was an old guy that was really nice. He had hair like Pappy. I remember him because he is the one we talked to the most. He was born on the 8th of February. We prayed for him and then he asked, "Can I pray for you?" Papa said, "Yes". He started out his prayer, "Thank you Lord for President Obama...". He finished by saying, "Thank you for this boy standing beside me that is 8 years old." Feeding the homeless makes me feel happy and sad at the same time....because feeding homeless people makes me happy and some of their stories are very sad.
On Saturday, we threw the block party. I helped out with 2 things...face painting and the bean bag toss. First, we had to hand out fliers and clean the street. There were a lot of people at the block party. The people seemed to have a very good time. I like the block party because we are doing what God wants us to do...we are going out of our comfort zone and talking to people and inviting them to a party so they can learn about God's love.
I like going to Urban Hope because I like to see how the people react when you tell them stories about God. Sometimes, they ask God to forgive them for their sins.
I hope next year I go to Urban Hope. It is fun.
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