Chicago Mission Trip Tues/Wed/Thur

Tuesday - Back at Ashburn for the day! When we arrived in the morning our high schoolers were surprised by an excited group of young people. The Ashburn kids ran up to us shouting greetings and giving hugs! I don't think our group expected the Ashburn kids to be as excited as they were - I think our group started to realize that they were becoming friends to the youth we were working with.
We got to walk to a library with the kids that day and because their normal library speaker had fallen through, we got to lead some songs and a game with the kids. Later that day the high schoolers lead more games at a park nearby!

Tuesday night was downtown night! We separated into groups and explored different areas of the city. I went to The Cheesecake Factory and shopping on Michigan Ave (with a group of youth and a few other leaders)! We also got an assignment relating to Ten Dollars.

Wednesday - Day 3 at Ashburn! Before camp, we visited Walmart to purchase some craft supplies for our high schoolers to lead in our programmable time in the afternoon. That morning we traveled to a nearby swimming pool and then led our craft projects in the afternoon!

Wednesday night was hang out time in University of Chicago's Quad! Followed by some alone time with God and a thank you circle.

Thursday - The only day I remembered to take pictures! Farmer's Market Day with Ashburn! Then in the afternoon, we led crafts and games. We also got to try some Asian food with our young friends! They were hilarious as they analyzed their food. They would make a wonderful food critic show! (Many of the kids had told us stories of the bland African dishes of the week before)

Discussing chocolate bagels

Thursday night was a trip to Lake Michigan to enjoy each others company on the beach. We also enjoyed a BBQ for dinner and foot washing and reflection to wrap up the night.