Day 5 (Wednesday): Prayer-walking the Rose Garden

Hannah


Today we just cleaned our beds out of the sanctuary for church service at night, then had breakfast. At the soup kitchen I counted 304 pieces of chicken, for two trays. I spent it distributing hot dog buns and sliced bread. 

A guy said I was really nice and he would remember me. A guy said Tim was lazy before Tim started scanning IDs. Then some lady just came over, rudely snatched a pack of napkins that are off limits, ripped it open, and took them. 

We also FINALLY got milk tea. The people [from the other churches] who never tried boba or milk tea had some. THEY HATED IT. Crazy people. I had ginger milk tea, Sammi got oolong milk tea, Tim got original, and Wesley got honey green tea with lychee jelly.


Taking off all the door hardware at Habitat for Humanity before the building is demolished

Yasmine can fit in an office drawer... 


The crew working at Habitat for Humanity's ReStore


Playing on the lawn at St. Vincent's where we serve food and take showers


Before prayer-walking in Balboa Park's Rose Garden

Every night we ask who we think God wants the group to pray for

Here are some of the examples:

  • Seniors from Adult Day Center: Miss Ivory and Miss Jenny
  • Kids from Boys and Girls’ Club: Angel, Sofia, Isaac, the girl who was getting bullied
  • Volunteer from CCSA: Bill (“Sargento”)
  • The volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank who was missing a leg, half an arm, and all his fingers
  • The ladies at Father Jones’ Village who seemed angry and bitter with their job including one who looked down on the homeless people she served
  • The man whom Aaron bought a sandwich for on the first day
  • The man who took Joni’s package
  • The guys who scammed Tim/Dexter
  • The homeless man who urinated in his wheelchair and couldn’t do anything about it
  • Unity in our group               



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