Today was INCREDIBLE! The team got WAY beyond their comfort zones today! Even the leaders got a little bit stretched by everything we did today!
Quick recap, on Monday the team spent time in Little India and really expanded their minds and did some mental work. Tuesday and Wednesday we were at Lathrop Homes doing some serious physical work as we were cleaning, painting and moving furniture.
Well, today the team got to do some serious spiritual work! We headed downtown where Bus Driver Phil dropped us off by the Art Institute. We broke into our three teams again and spread out to cover a large portion of the city in prayer. Each team had several streets they were responsible and we spent about 3 hours walking down the streets, praying for every building. The team prayed for the workers in the building, for those that lived in the buildings and the patrons that would visit the countless stores and restaurants. Jeff and Sarah's team got to pray for those filming the new Batman movie in Chicago. Loretta and I's team had several federal buildings, including the courthouse and post office as well as the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
All in all we covered every building from Michigan Avenue west to Upper Wacker and from Congress Parkway all the way up to Upper Wacker. All in all the team walked a total of 10.5 miles and covered every building along those stretches in prayer! You should be proud of this team! They were hot, they were tired and yet they persevered and kept pushing through! Afterwards we enjoyed lunch out by the planetarium and looked back at the awesome skyline! We're currently back at the hotel for some quick showers and then it's back into the city for a fun evening. I'll tell you if you can keep a secret because most of the students don't know yet...
Alright, we're going to load up on the busses and head down to Giordano's pizza in downtown Chicago which may be the most amazing Chicago Pizza EVER! And the best news is we have a group deal set up and it's an all you can eat buffet! Then it's over to the Sears Tower to go ALL the way up to the skydeck to have a sunset view over the city and ALL the buildings and people that we spent the entire morning praying for! Should be a cool night! More pictures to come this evening!
Hard to believe it's Thursday evening already...
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What an awesome way to explore Chicago, by praying your way around the city! I am so proud of what you are doing. Connecting your prayers to the actual places and people in the cultural, governmental and industrial parts of the city is a creative way to lift your concersns to God. It's great to not put God in a box and think the only place you can pray is in church with your hands folded and eyes closed. Our God is a real active involved God who can we connected with anywhere, anytime anyway!
Have an awesome time tonight viewing the city from above!
We all miss you and are excited to see you tomorrow night.
Kathy Marshall
Thats soo cool that you guys walked 10.5 miles to help people know that they matter to God. You all are amazing and I CANTS WAIT to see you all. You guys are the best.
I love you all. See ya tomorrow!!
Amanda Mailm
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