Tuesday is Outreach day

Well today is tuesday, we have had a very busy day. We got up and again were to the kitchen for 6 am to start work, mornings come early. There were a couple of the team who were not feeling well today. We served both breakfast and lunch for almost 200 per meal. 7 of us went to a local park where we served soup to a little over a 100 people and served 96 at the pantry. The pantry was a line in which bread, egg plants, apples, sandwiches, cereal and sweets were passed out. When we got back it was after lunch and we cleaned up and were off at 3 today. We stuck around this evening and had a time of worship and sharing this evening. I think we needed that both physically and spiritually.

 Please keep praying as the work is hard but the blessing are huge.

We Met a gentlemen named Terry who works at the bowery.He has a great testimonial as to what God has done and is doing in his life. He has been clean for 2 1/2 years and is giving back to the bowery. He has about a 6" scar on the side of his neck. He shared with a couple of us it is a constant reminder of his past, it is where he would inject cocaine in to his system when getting high. The stories are endless. Many may say O what a great thing your doing in NY and how you are such a blessing to the homeless. However we are the ones being blessed by those who are sold out for the goepel of Christ and who are truley being the church in a broken world. God is so good...

N.Y.

We made it to the Bowery safetly. We left Portland around 9 and made it to Newton just outsiee of Boston around 11:30. This is where we picked up our 14th member of the team. We then traveled 4 more hours with one stop half way in conneticut. We came into NY around 4:30-5:00ish. I can now say that i drove in NY city,and glad to say that i won't have to again until next week, phew. The team got aquanted with the bowery why Angie, Jason, Curt and myself to the vans back and dropped them off in Brooklyn. I gor to see a glimps of the lady liberty as we crossed the Brooklyn Bridge.

After settling in some of us went for a walk, cause we are in NY.

The Bowery 2015

It is Two days before we depart for the Bowery Mission 2015 Trip. I am going to try and update this when time permits so that you can see a bit of what we are doing. We would like you to keep the team in prayer while we are away, for the work that we are going to be doing and our family members that are at home. For those who may not know much about the Bowery, here is a little information from there web page (http://www.bowery.org/)

Since 1879, The Bowery Mission has served homeless, hungry and poor New Yorkers. Meals, shelter, and medical care lead to residential programs that offer men and women the opportunity to transform their lives. Children get a positive first chance through summer camp, mentoring and family support. A vital part of the Lower East Side, The Bowery Mission now offers new hope to neighborhoods like Harlem and the South Bronx.


This is a wonderful chance to experience daily life in a gospel rescue mission. There are opportunities to help with meal preparation, service and cleanup; receive food donations and stock our pantry; and sort/organize the clothing donations that dress our resident students, those coming in for our shower programs, or whosoever has the need.

Your group will also likely be able to participate in chapels, outreaches to local parks and other special projects. Groups are given the opportunity to become part the life of the Mission, enjoying fellowship and working shoulder-to-shoulder with both our staff and resident students, as we serve the larger community of homeless and hungry people in New York City together.

We will be sailing out the Yarmouth Harbor on this Friday morning around 9:30am and staying in Portland that night. The next day we will be driving to New York with a stop in Boston to pick up Curt, who is flying in from Toronto on Friday night to stay with his daughter.  We are 14 strong, and we are looking forward to what God is going to do through us.

Please Pray for the Bowery 2015 Team