Each full day at the ELCA Youth Gathering has a special theme. Today's theme is Proclaim Justice and we are involved in that service project in central Detroit. We spent several hours clearing an overgrown sidewalk, helping an organization called Hope For 100. Its mission is to revitalize a 100 block section of Detroit. Today close to 400 Youth in bright orange shirts cleared brush, cleaned abandon lots and reclaimed overgrown sidewalks as an expression of our love of Jesus and all of God's people.
One of the special joys of this event is working with Lutherans from across the nation. Two youth we served with were Matthew and Christopher from Salem Arab Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, New York. They told us a bit about their unique congregation that serves several new immigration groups. They invited us to come to visit and to serve with them sometime. God is good.
And you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8
One of the special joys of this event is working with Lutherans from across the nation. Two youth we served with were Matthew and Christopher from Salem Arab Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, New York. They told us a bit about their unique congregation that serves several new immigration groups. They invited us to come to visit and to serve with them sometime. God is good.
And you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8
No comments:
Post a Comment