I want to start by saying thank you to all the parents for getting all of the 9th graders to the train station on time. It really made the departure easy! We arrived at Penn Station in New York last night right on schedule (I was really surprised). The kids were amazing on the train trip, parents you would have been proud of them! They were very respectful!
We were greeted in New York by a nice loud thunderstorm, followed by some intense rain. As we all slopped our way into the church, wet and pretty tired, I was once again impressed by the attitudes of the students.
This morning, we attend Grace Baptist Church. Four of our students (Austin Parsons, Brittany Ladermann, Shannon Kelly, and Caitlin Biddell) shared their testimonies with the congregation this morning. These four students did not know they were doing this until LAST NIGHT...yikes! Yet, each of them rose to the challenge and delivered four FANTASTIC testimonies. I truly feel like all of us were changed by their words this morning.
Our group has already been learning just how diverse New York City really is. Our ultimate goal this week is to move past the barriers that we face because of cultural differences, and provide hope through Christ to this community. Please continue to pray for the group throughout the week as we dive into what God has planned for us. I will post several times to keep everyone updated. I am sure each post will simply be a reminder of what great kids we have at Grace, as well as how amazing God is to all of us.
Happy Father's Day,
Jeff Cash
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We are praying for you all! Keep up the great work sharing God's grace & love! We look forward to the next blog!
Hello Brooklyn!! I'm so thankful that Shannon has this amazing week ahead of her and will grow even stronger in her faith. LOTS of LOVE to all the leaders and kids. You are all very special and I know many lives will be touched this week, both in the Group from Grace and the people in the community.
You are all in my prayers.
Cheers! (love ya Casey :))
Thank you for being there with the kids this week! Glad you all made it safely there! I know that you and God both have a lot in store for them. Just got a chance to look at the "Go" video! Jeff had a great sermon this week that touched on how Christian's are perceived! I wish that the fun and exhuberance in that video could be the vision of what Christianity is, and can be! Thank you for all that you do! I am praying for all of the interactions that you, the rest of the leaders, and the kids have this week. I know that God has great things in store!!
I can't wait to hear more of the way God is using you in NY! What a great place to go to learn about breaking barriers and predjudices. Thanks for loving our kids through another adventure in Christ!
God's mighty arms are wrapped tightly around you all (can't say y'all in NY; more like, "youse guys")
Hi Nick!
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