First day of Spring break mission trip 2012! So today was a pretty relaxing day,  at least as far as mission trips go. We began the day by settling into the Metropolitan Methodist Church in Detroit. This is the biggest church I have ever been in! There are eight stories (if you include the towers), and every hallway/staircase looks identical. The likelihood that one of us is gets lost this week seems high. Not to mention the floors of the beautiful hallways are covered in Pewabic tiles, which today would be valued at approximately $70 per decorated tile! Other than a tour of the building, we met our leader for the week, Carl, who just returned from two weeks in Kenya. He seems like a pretty cool guy. We also met the other group doing mission work with us from Illinois, who we can't wait to know better. At check in we talked about what this week meant to us, what we wanted to accomplish, and what we knew about Detroit. Here are some of me and Miranda's thoughts: We realized that as close as we live, there are very few things we know about Detroit. We know the sporting events, the music, a little bit of the history, and some food, but we know little about the people. We know all the stereotypes in the book, but we have no idea what's really true about Detroit. This week, we're excited to put aside stereotypes and get to know the city that is so close to home. In doing this, we hope to help the city and the people here in as many ways as possible. Tomorrow, we look forward to painting! We'll give you more details about that when we know them!
-Moriah and Miranda