We’ve had a great week so far in New York. We’ve been working with the Horseheads congregation in the southern part of the state. The people here have been great, and our group is doing a wonderful job.

We’ve had a great start to VBS. We personally invited over 150 people from the community. You’ll have to ask some of our team members about their doorknocking experiences. There’s something about that whole encounter that is faith-building.

Today we spent some time serving at an elderly lady’s home doing some much needed yard work. Miss Nan was so appreciative of our efforts. She even fixed us some fruit salad for dinner and brought it by the church building. In the afternoon, the girls spent some time volunteering at the United Way. 17 of our ladies and teen girls worked there for over an hour and a half stuffing envelopes & coalated thousands of papers. The Center’s director was nearly in tears when our team left. She commented that she would’ve had to pay someone over $550 to put in the man hours to accomplish all our group did in a mere hour and a half! Our guys spent the afternoon working in the yard of an older couple. We pulled weeds, chopped trees, moved firewood and had a blast! Check our MYM website soon for plenty of pictures!

God is truly blessing our efforts here. Keep us in your prayers this week. We’ll be sure to share all our great stories and pictures with you when we get home! See ya!