NYC missions trip

Sometimes words cannot express my feelings.  This past weekend was a huge step in my spiritual life.  God worked miracles in my life.  He blew me away by answering prayers I did not have faith enough to believe in.  I got a glimpse of God's heart.  I was shown a tiny piece of what my life should look like every day.  It was a trip that has changed my life.

We had an amazing time... made lots of awesome memories.  We had great fun navigating the city... seeing cool buildings, observing people, and enjoying the awesome weather!

One of my highlights was singing together... in a subway station, on the sidewalk at night, at a park, and even when we got home... it was amazing.

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Thursday night we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge... I still can hardly express the feelings I felt in my heart that night.  God did incredible things in me.  This is my siblings and I on the bridge that night...

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We had an awesome time at the New York City Rescue Mission Friday morning... making pantry bags by filling a grocery bag with groceries for hungry families.  Bagging onions...

The whole group split up into 4 smaller "security groups."  Since we didn't like the sound of "chaperones," we dubbed our leaders "hobbledehoys" instead.  We had so much fun walking around China Town Friday afternoon.  We decided we wanted to buy matching t-shirts... so we spent most of our time searching for the perfect one. 

And we bought a coconut! fyi, it was disgusting...

Cheers to the best hobbledehoy group ever! and our awesome t-shirts.

Taking a break while on a sidewalk while waiting for the other half of our group to join us...

Friday night we went up the Empire State Building.  The view was amazing... all those lights, buildings, vehicles, people, souls. 

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On Saturday we took a ferry ride to see the Statue of Liberty and other cool buildings...

 

My parents were along as chaperones... 

 

It was an incredible weekend for me.  I learned so much.  I grew so much.  I'm so grateful for the opportunities I had.  We went to bless others and came back more blessed than I could have imagined. 

"Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." (Ephesians 3:20-21 KJV)

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