Cold, wet and raining Yuck!

But just another work day at Motown Missions despite the fact that the sun was dead set on not shining we were still out there and by the end of the day we had a decent amount of work done. The fences were completely void of any vines or trees, one of the baseball diamonds had being cleared of grass, and we began the prep for clearing away the pile of tree trunks and plant matter currently sitting 2 feet from the entrance to the basketball court. Even though half the work day was spent in a car thanking God for heaters we still managed to see God in what we did and to have, if not a good, then a decent time.  

We ended work early (at around one) and we all then when back to Metropolitan and took long, warm showers and felt extremely good. After a short nap time the weather appeared to be clearing up so we decided to explore the city. We visited a small record shop called ‘People’s Records’ then a hat shop called ‘Henry the Hatter’ then pre-dinner at Lafayette Coney Island. Then back to Church for our real dinner. Then the most fun was had in Mexican Town we found a really cheap amazing Bakery and loaded up of churros and tarts and donuts and other amazing things. We then proceeded to eat said goodies on a bridge over the freeway. We shared milk and churros with passer-bys and a good time was had by all!

- Connie Huseltine

We arrive at the worksite. Flash forward ten minutes- torrential downpour. Soaked to the bone, we continued none the less, finally working the last of the branches off the main fence on the basketball court. We started off raking the edges of the baseball field to remove the pulled up grass and dirt so they could finish leveling it off. Mid way through that, the rain started, soaking everyone. Most of us wouldn’t dry for another 3 hours. Finishing that, we made our way to the basketball court. At least the rain washed away most off the dirt. Too bad it couldn’t do the same for the vine, situated as they were on the upper most part of the fence, accessible only by ladder. Working in pairs, the majority of people got them down. Slowly/. A small group worked off to one side repairing a fence section. Me, I was working with a few others demolishing the massive pile of tree trunks and branches and assorted vines we had taken down the day before to get them to dumpster sized chunks. It took some time, but we managed to actually split the pile in half completely, making a nice neat path through the mess and tangle of the vines.  Fast forward to lunch break- everyone sitting in the cars. Shortly after that we realized the van had died. Cue the jumper cables. After a quick trip to a building with a bathroom, we were ready to restart, just as the skies decided to open once again. We finished in the rain, then took a much anticipated return trip to the church to shower and rest. Hot water never felt so good. After everyone could feel their appendages once again, we set out to test the competitors to yesterdays American Coney Island- its next door neighbor Lafayette Coney Island. That was pre-dinner. After dinner, and a quick meeting, we set out for post-dinner. Mexicantown was our destination, and sweet, dried unhealthy desserts were our goal. In a word- churros. After making the selection and purchasing them, we headed outside and realized there was a pedestrian bridge crossing nearby I-75. Where better to eat then in the middle of a bridge over a freeway overpass?  Sugar hitting the bloodstream, we returned to the church just in time for devos and bed. In short, an eventful day, a state  all of this week seems to be headed.

   - Carolyn Dimitry