Middle School Mission Possible: Philadelphia

We're headed out Monday to join four PCUSA youth groups (Swarthmore in PA, Harpeth in TN, and Colesville and Rockville in MD). There will be 78 youth and adults engaged in mission and mayhem from July 23-27, in Philadelphia, PA. Check out our schedule:

Sunday, July 22 - Our friends from Harpeth Presbyterian Church arrive in Davidson for Slumber Party USA. Their youth will be spending the night at the homes of our youth. Then we'll all get up on Monday and head for Philly together.

Monday, July 23 - We head out for our 9ish hour drive to Philly with our friends from Tennessee. Once we arrive, we'll have dinner cooked by the other youth groups, lots of get to know you games, rules-o-rama, and worship. Then we're off to set-up our bedrooms on the floors of the fellowship hall and youth space.

Tuesday, July 24 - Prayer Walk around Philadelphia, work at Philabundance (http://philabundance.org/) a local food bank, sorting boxes for senior citizens, dinner at Reading Terminal Market (testing the wares of Amish vendors and chowing down on Philly Cheese Steaks), Phillies vs. Nationals Baseball Game. We'll travel everywhere by public transport: trains, subways, busses, and trolleys - oh my.

Wednesday, July 25 - Visit the African American Museum for a tour and talk about the development of hip-hop, lunch in the park, work at Broad Street Ministries (http://www.broadstreetministry.org/), community dinner and worship service at Broad Street Ministries, devotions with our fellow DCPCers. It's another day on the SEPTA (public transport).

Thursday, July 26 - We're working at a ton of different places today. Youth from DCPC will each work at 2 of the following locations: Chester Eastside Ministries (day camp), Chester YWCA (fun fair), City Team (food pantry, clothes closet), Mercy Hospice (cooking), Rainbow Place (preschool and clothes closet), Paschall Apartments (games with children), Cornerstone Christian Academy (hard work), A Better Chance House (more hard work). Then we're eating pizza, having an ice cream sundae party, closing worship with communion, and pool party.

Friday, July 27 - Return home.

We'll try to post this week, so check in to see what we've been up to and where we've seen God in action.