Day 3 Photos and Pastor's Notes

Hey Bethlehem.  I want you to know that you have a LOT of reasons to be proud of your boys today.  This morning, they worked at a couple of Dorothy Day Houses.  Dorothy Day in Memphis provides transition housing for families of any make up that have found themselves homeless.  They are a warm and caring staff, and they have houses where they share living quarters (living room, dining room, bathroom, playroom), as well as personal bedrooms for each family.  
​Our crew went to work, mowing and weedwacking outside, and cleaning the inside of the house from top to bottom. Whether dusting blinds, mopping floors, or organizing the playroom, we all lent a hand to help those who are served by Dorothy Day Houses.  
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In the afternoon, things were a bit more dicey.  We went to help out at a beautiful urban park, Shelby Farms Park.  There had been a bit of miscommunication from some staff transition, but as soon as we had a job, BLC went right to work weeding out a flower bed, doing some trimming with loppers, and raking up what had been trimmed.  It was the raking that did a few of our crew in unfortunately.  Elijah and Ethan both ended up getting stung by some insects whose house had been disrupted by the work being done.  Both were great sports about the whole thing, but definitely have some battle injuries from our work day!

After that, it was on to Bass Pro Shop in the pyramid.  I hung out while the boys shopped, but did get the treat of taking them to the top of the pyramid where we checked out the observation deck and enjoyed the beautiful view of Memphis.  Tonight we had dinner at B.B.King Blues Club where we were treated to free cover by the door man.  What a gift, as we were deciding whether or not we could afford to eat there if we had to pay for a cover for each of us on top of food! 
Tonight after our evening meeting, the boys are playing a few rounds of popdarts in the lobby before turning in early.  Tomorrow early morning we head to New Orleans! Woot! Woot!  Please continue to keep us in your prayers for safe travel and no more injuries!

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