Another packed day! We started the day by being dropped off in downtown Houston with a set of cards that had various tasks we were to complete. We worked in groups (each with an adult) and learned more about the people, attitudes and places in downtown. We got to see the good and the bad, ride the light rail, go to city hall and view the city from the 60th floor of a high rise building. We then met up with our host (which is great, because she's been sick and we hadn't actually met her yet)..Kelli. 
She guided us to Zydeco---a GREAT cajun food place that I am pretty sure EVERYONE loved! (Even our picky eater girls liked the food today!)After lunch, we headed to a park for a few minutes since we had some time before having to be at our next site. This park was filled with great "climbing trees" and it was fun to watch the youth revert back to their younger childhood as they climbed and explored in the trees. 
After coaxing Dylan out of the tree (ask him about that story),
After coaxing Dylan out of the tree (ask him about that story), we headed to the Salvation Army Family Residence. 
We got to play with the preschool children in the water park/playground they have on the campus. Again, our youth jumped right in and made friends with these little ones (and managed to have a blast while they were doing it! 
After water play, we 
changed clothes and helped with some inside tasks before serving the women and children their dinner. After dinner we took a driving prayer tour of the city....driving around the inner city learning about the different areas, seeing the vast contrast in rich/poor and it really opened our eyes. We debriefed our day at another beautiful local park and then came back to housing.
We got to play with the preschool children in the water park/playground they have on the campus. Again, our youth jumped right in and made friends with these little ones (and managed to have a blast while they were doing it! After water play, we changed clothes and helped with some inside tasks before serving the women and children their dinner. After dinner we took a driving prayer tour of the city....driving around the inner city learning about the different areas, seeing the vast contrast in rich/poor and it really opened our eyes. We debriefed our day at another beautiful local park and then came back to housing.
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Just watched your video clip of the water sliding and I am proud to see how you are "suffering for the Lord". No, really, not just church members, but our friends and other family members are enjoying keeping up with all of you. Most are telling their own mission trip memory from their youth years. We are all so proud that you have worked so hard to get there and are working so hard to learn and help others. Judy Rulmyr
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