Tuesday was my last day of work because I am headed back
down south to school early. We were at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer for
our final week of work, working alongside Pastor Raymond again. But as opposed
to the last time we had been there, to work with their Vacation Bible School
program, we did work cleaning, fixing, and organizing things in and around the
building. I started the morning with Genevee and Leela cleaning out the Sunday
School room and reorganizing it to make it more usable. In the afternoon Kevin
and I helped put together the bulletins for Sunday morning.
Both Monday and Tuesday we all made dishes to share for
lunch and all had the opportunity to sit together and eat as a whole group
which was so nice. I think we all wished that we had started doing that earlier
because it really gave us an opportunity to talk and laugh and bond even
closer. When we are working in all sorts of various jobs around the churches in
separated groups and pairs it is really nice to have time to be all together
again. I have loved being a part of this group because we all got along really
well and learned a lot from one another, growing in our faith and having some
awesome experiences. Plus we laugh almost constantly while working and singing
and bonding. I expected to come into this experience and do work and meet some
nice people who would be my coworkers; instead, we became friends.
As I was writing this blog post from the car, I got a
phone call from the group as they were doing their devotions because they
wanted me to be with them while they prayed. How many people would think that
ten young adults would grow so close in faith during seven weeks of working
together? At an age when most people lose touch with their faith and fellow
Christians, we have had this opportunity to form relationships with one another
that will hopefully keep us in touch and connected to the church. Working in
and around Trenton, we have been a witness to the fact that young adults can
share the love of God with others and work in His name. Yes, we have been able
to do a good bit of dirty work and physical labor to help the churches, but I
think greater than that is what we were able to gain and display to the world
in terms of strengthening our faith and our desire to be involved with the life
of the church.
- Olivia
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