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Mission Arlington + Easter + Super Summer stuff = Chaos

April 3, 2008

Wow!!! March flew by incredibly fast. I think it was because of all things that was happening during that month. The students had an incredible time at Mission Arlington and I am so thankful for the willingness for all the students that went. We were able to work at the Mission Arlington Easter store, distributing clothes and Easter baskets to low income families. We also moved about 8 full palettes of canned goods, moved a couple families out of their apartment and into assisted living at Mission Arlington. We picked up trash around other apartments played with the most precious kids on this planet and we lead a small condensed vacation bible school program called, Rainbow Express. It was incredible. Did I mention that it was pouring the very first day we were there? The very first day of our Mission Arlington experience involved rain, and lots of it. We got to Mission Arlington offices and got some of our room assignments for the week. When we got there, we immediately unpacked so that we could hurry back and get to work. Well after we unpacked, I get a phone call from the main office saying that we had to move locations due to some bad plumbing problem. We were relocated about 20 minutes away at a church (east meadows baptist) and we were thoroughly blessed there. They opened the doors with amazing hospitality and it was a real treat being able to stay there. When we got settled the rain lightened up a little and we were excited that Mission Arlington was letting us go into the “mission field” and work outside. Well when we got to the apartments we were assigned to, it STARTED TO POUR!!! God immediately taught us that there is work to be done no matter what the condition is. We picked up trash at this apartment and then quickly moved to another location to run our Rainbow express. By the time we reached our second destination, the rain started pour harder and it got colder. Even though we were soaked, we reached an agreement just to see if any kids came out. Well after we knocked on all the apartment doors, 7 KIDS and Parents decided to come out and play. In THE RAIN!!! In the COLD RAIN!!! It was a great day all around.

It’s been a busy month and I’m looking forward to see what God has in store for us this next month. Thank you for your support of our ministry

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