Mission Trip to Philadelphia - Day Three - Trey and James

Greeting from Trey and James,

We started today off right with some scrambled eggs, bacon and some French toast. This was prepared by Christophe, Jack, and Tim. Good work boys.

Today was the first day at the shelter. This morning we had the chance to meet all the kids that would be attending our summer camp. It was great to see all the familiar faces; Mamma Hall and Miss Stephanie (the head counselor) and all the progress the shelter had made in our absence. Right off the bat, the balls came out and we had a pick up game of football in efforts to get acquainted with all the children. Within the first five minutes, we knew we had a great group of kids and the start to a fantastic week here in Philadelphia! Throughout the day, there was more football, a lot of frisbee, but surprisingly not as many piggy-back rides as expected. We broke for lunch and had a terrific time at a nearby park!

We then headed back to assist with some housekeeping items. This included cleaning out the closet full of toys, games, balls, etc. from this year and years past. We also organized all of the donations we had received from our St. Anne's family! After this, we all headed to Target to pick up some supplies we needed for our upcoming days at the shelter!

For dinner, prepared by Ms. Kathryn, Ms. Isabelle, and Ms. Margaret, we had some chicken, fruit salad, and some chocolate covered fruit for dessert! Good work ladies. Later, we wrapped up the evening with compline and some announcements to conclude our day and send us off to bed! A few more days and a few more blog entries to come! GET EXCITED.

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Mission Trip to Philadelpha - Day Two - Christophe and Jack

Christophe and Jack here to tell you all about Sunday on the Philly mission trip. Today we went to the Episcopal Cathedral of Philadelpha and it was a unique set up as chairs were around the communion altar. We circled around to get our baptismal covenant renewal from water drawn from a fountain and although the service felt short; the lasting impact of the prayer for the people celebrating June birthdays and Dean of the church showing us around will always stick with us.

Later we went to a Phillies game where we saw Marlon Byrd go hard twice but the Phillies still lost.

However we wrapped up the day with a hardy dinner chock-full of burgers, watermelon salad, and tons of other goodies. All in all it was a very great day heading into our first day at Stenton Family Manor.

Best Wishes,

Christophe and Jack

Mission Trip to Philadelphia - Day One - Kathryn, Izzy and Margaret

At 12pm today our Philadelphia mission team set off on their journey. In a lovely three car caravan our group of 14 made a 4 1/2 hour journey to PA to work at Stenton Family Manor.  Our first stop was Reading Terminal Market where we had an early dinner and explored the various stores and restaurants.  We then headed to our home for the week at the Chamounix Youth Hostel. Hauling in the luggage, we next made a trip to the local grocery store and stocked the fridge. We unpacked and ended the day with compline. The whole group is extremely excited for the week to come!
-Kathryn, Izzy, and Margaret