Mission at Westminster

Greetings once again! This will be a relatively short post, but I wanted to share some of the mission work I was fortunate enough to partake in during orientation week (I just got an email with some pictures from one of the church's elders). Each of the incoming MDiv students got to choose from a list of about a dozen or so mission partners around the area. I choose Westminster Presbyterian Church in Trenton, NJ. The original plan was for the group of us to work on an intentional living community that the church had recently purchased. This plan, however, did not work out because there was apparently a ridiculous amount of poison ivy growing the backyard. Instead, we went on a historical walking tour of the city and learned a lot about different social issues that are impacting the church and the religious life of the community.

We then came back to the church and split up into groups to do some on-site work: managing the garden (some of us went away with fresh veggies), cleaning the entire sanctuary (nooks and crannies included), and some translation work for the pastor. After we had finished, we went into their meeting room where there was a blanket covering what appeared to be a bike. This wasn't just any bike though, my friends, oh no! This was a blender bike! One would get on it and pedal to power a blender. And we made fresh fruit smoothies using this method! It was so much fun!

Here are only a few pictures from the adventure:

It's incredible how a few hours of volunteer work can mean so much to people. 

Anyway, I am working on a post for the very near future. That is, if Hebrew and OT decide to give me a moment to breathe! Until next time, all the best! =)