Greetings from the Big Apple!

For some the day started at 6 am, but for the troopers who don't shower, it started at 7 am. Once we got all of our sleeping stuff packed up and down to the basement (4 floors!) we got to eat breakfast and head over a few blocks to Grace Baptist Church for Sunday School and Service. At first they were overwhelmed by the amount of people in our group (we took up the entire basement of the church!) but they were very welcoming and hospitable towards our group. We split up by our age group and had sunday school, then went up to the chaple for communion and service. After church, we went on a prayer walk throughout downtown Brooklyn. We prayed for people in the community, people we passed, and our upcoming outreach in Sunset Park. Sunset Park overlooked Manhatten, it was gorgeous! We prayed a little bit there for 9/11 victims and their families and then ran back to The Chinese Church in the pouring rain! Now we are about to eat dinner then to attend a Russian church service! The first day was eventfull, eye-opening, and very fun! We are very excited for tomorrow and we are excited to see what God has planned for the rest of the week here in NYC! Keep praying for us and we will keep you all posted :) Check back for pictures in a few days!
-Carla, Brea, Emily, Kathleen and Brooke