On Saturday, Forefront volunteered alongside of Hearts and Hammers to do a service project in the Bronx. We had about 25 volunteers show up from the church and then we got assigned what our project was. We ended up going to an elderly woman's house who is unable to take care of the house upkeep. We repaired the chain link fence, did yard work and painted the whole inside which was two stories. We also gutted her kitchens and bathrooms and gave them knew appliances. It was a hot day but it was a great day to serve someone who needed just a little help. She definitely appreciated it.
Hearts and Hammers is not a Christian organization, but a lot of churches help with volunteers or sponsor the program. As the day went a long we were not only able to show Christ love to the home owner, but also to those who we worked with who were not Christians. It was a great day of service.
Later on in the day, the house I am living in this summer had a BBQ and worship night. It started at 3 and didn't really end until 10. We started with prayer and praise for two hours. It was a great time of fellowship and worship. I was able to meet most of the people who live in my house and many other guests. This was definitely something that I needed. It felt like being at home hanging out with friends and family.
During the BBQ, I met a girl named a Allissa who lives at the other Radical Living house in Brooklyn. It was definitely a God thing that we met. She is leaving for Cambodia today and we started talking. I was telling her that I had friends that just got back from Cambodia and that I knew of a team that was there right now. It was cool because she got the inspiration for what she is doing there from Rapha House, which is who the teams that are there are working with. I gave her the email addresses of those there so hopefully she will be able to meet up and help each other's ministries.
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