Day 2 - (The Afternoon)

PART II - DAY 2

After lunch until bedtime

Ok so the second part of the day consisted of lots of sweat. Our group drove about an hour after lunch to Camden. Camden lies just across the Deleware River and is the poorest city in Jersey and has the highest crime rate in the world. Some words I would use to describe are desolate, helpless, deserted, and suffering. We spent our afternoon at the one building in Camden used to revitalized the community. The Neighborhood Center provides Day Care, bible studies, senior groups, and a soup kitchen. Our task was to mulch a playground. While this may seem like a menial job of littel significance, it just showed us how much work the volunteers have to put into this center.
Five things that surprised me/I learned today:
1. The attitude of Tim, the man who ran the Neighborhood Center
2. The joy that can be found in such discouraging situations
3. How easy it is to fall into sin
4. How much grace God pgrants us everyday
5. Everyone of God's children has sinned, and he will gladly restore us


Quotes I liked:
"We might be the only face of Christ someone ever meets....Can they see Christ in you?"
- Tim
"God's promise is bigger than our problems."
- Mrs. Williams


After that, we left Camden and went to a Thai resturaunt. We then debreifed in a park near some river I cannot spell. Overall, it was a great day.

(Miss you Dad and Anna)
Emily