Newark NJ

I've not posted in over a week. I've been away in Newark New Jersey with a group of people from 614 who went down to help out with a few things around a corps there. I must say that the week was a lot of fun...and it would be hard to put down all the different things that we did...so I'll just put down a few highlights!

So we only had a chance to go into New York City twice. Both times that we were in the city it absolutely poured rain. Not just rained a bit...but was coming down so hard and fast...it was crazy.

We bought a couple of $5 umbrellas from a vendor on the street which blew inside out in about 15 seconds!

Another part that I really enjoyed of our week was that on one of the really really hot days...I think it was around 103, the city came and opened the fire hydrant that was across the

street from the corps and we had fun playing and splashing in the water with all the kids. It was like something out of a movie...we all had a blast!

And one other thing that I was really really excited about was that on Friday night just before we left to come back home Rob, Sandra and I went to see Rent...Rent is my favorite musical. I was so very happy to see it. I've seen it before...but it was a treat to actually see it on Broadway.

I really enjoyed the time we spent in Newark. We ran a VBS for the week and it was so great to see the kids learning and singing and participating. There were some really beautiful moments for me where the kids taught me more than I could ever teach them! I can't wait to go back and visit Newark again someday.

There was so much more that happened that was amazing and funny and such...but it would just take so very long to write it all. But these last couple of things were probably the biggest highlights for me!