Grace Plaza

Today was our last singing day. We woke up, ate breakfast, heard from Pastor Bill this morning as he shared the amazing story about the new church they will be pastoring, Manor Church. I'm sure the story will be shared when we return, so I'm not going to take the time to type it all out :) After that we loaded up the van, as usual, and headed to Grace plaza on the other side of Time's Square. The crowd there was different. We had people that were getting emotionally annoyed and angry with us for the Gospel but we also had many more people than usual show their support for our cause. Overall I would say today was the most encouraging out of the four singing days. We sang our set twice, like we have been doing, and then stopped. We were planned to go clean Manor Community Church but that was changed to Friday. Instead, we went shopping in China Town,(lets just say there are some VERY interesting stories from there ;), and then ate in Little Italy. We then got back on the subway, came to the church here at Tompkins Square and took part in the Wednesday night service. Ps preached out of 1 John 2:15-17 and did an excellent job. Then we just got to laugh together as a group and relax until now, bedtime, as I am coveting the sleep of the other guys. Tomorrow we plan to go to the Statue of Liberty early, ground zero and battery park, then spend the rest of the day relaxing until we set up for an open house at the mission here. It is a "dessert and a conversation that will change your life" event where homeless people can come in, get some food, and we have the opportunity to talk with them about the Gospel. Thank you for praying for us. The students are being stretched, tired and probably miss home, but they are loving it. The amount of people we get to share Christ with is tremendous, especially for myself, Ps, and Pastor Bill, when we talk to the people in the microphones, which is heard all around us, on the streets, plazas and even inside building. Many people have told us and the mission that they were blessed to hear us in their office while they were working! But it really is a honor to realize that we all get to preach Christ through song, but for Ps, me and Pastor Bill to be able to speak to, literally thousands of people at one time about Jesus Christ is awesome, but yet weighty. There are masses of people that are under the sound of our voices, more than we would ever be able to speak to in a church, ever! So, the opportunity and field here is great, but the laborers are few. The Lord is still sovereign over this city and will ultimately do what He wants. More than praying for your kids, pray for the Jones family. They have some awesome opportunities but with that comes a lot of tough times and stresses. They are doing a great job though, and are obviously being used by the Lord. We only have three more days here to serve and are up for the challenge. Once again, we appreciate your prayers and are looking forward to being with you.

Zach