Sunday through the eyes of Emily Moore

Hello to Minnesota! It is Sunday night and today has been full of many new experiences and adventures. We all woke up bright and early at 7 and began the day with breakfast and devotionals. This week we will be studying the book of Nehemiah and will be learning about becoming the leaders God wants us to be.  Afterward it was time to get dressed up for church and off we went! The service was about two hours long and we were all astounded by the church’s love for Christ. We were all welcomed with love and joy by the members and enjoyed the lively music and shouts of praise (and an occasional tambourine applause). After church was over we headed back to eat lunch and do a few chores, which included cleaning bathrooms, floors, bedrooms, etc. Once we were finished, our group headed out with the Detroit Love team to explore the city of Detroit and get a feel for the new atmosphere we were in. We saw many cool sites, such as the Detroit Tigers baseball stadium and Canada across the river. It was also interesting to see how Detroit culture varies throughout different parts of the city. After lots of walking around, we came back to our home base and began preparing for our busy week of VBS. It’s going to be an exciting next few days and we are all looking forward to seeing God at work in this city that He loves.