CityLights St. Louis 2008

Went down again to St. Louis for Spring Break and this time, our group was less diverse because 2/3 were Malaysian. Nevertheless, I think I made the right decision in going instead of staying back and lazing my butt off. I doubt I would've done much homework if I stayed back...though I said I would. :P We ended up staying apart from everyone else because the group was too big so Drake and Central colleges stayed at Jubilee Church.

I remembered going to that site last year before it was finished and it was amazing to see how much work was done and completed. The first Sunday that we were there, we attended church at Jubilee and it was my first time in an African-American church. It was a surprise for me to see how close everyone in the church is to each other. Everyone cares for everyone else and are so transparent about their shortcomings and failures. I think a lot of our churches pretend that everything is going okay when it's not. Sometimes, it's alright to let people know that things are not well...and that's okay.

The weather was horrible because it rained almost all week. We had the first day off because we were scheduled to do outdoor work but we ended up going to the Basilica and to the City Museum. Will post some pics when I've uploaded them (bumming at a friend's place at the moment). I spent the rest of the week painting 2 work sites - this old lady's house...Mrs. Woods and the K-Life facilities at Third Baptist Church downtown.

It's amazing how God works through the littlest things to expose prejudices in your heart that you did not even realize was there! I repented of my pride and ungratefulness. Despite the fact that we had a bunch of non-believers in our group, I believe that they enjoyed themselves and that an impression was made upon their hearts. We just got back yesterday and it's so easy to just fall back into complacency and college life when you get caught up with everything else instead of that you're supposed to do.

The work has only begun.