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City Church Tulsa

Serving In Chicago, IL
March 17, 2018
Community: Edgewater, Uptown
Partner: Cornerstone Community Outreach, Edgewater Presbyterian Church
Staff: Sarah Wright, Ronda Baldwin

We're here!!

by Ronda Baldwin | March 17, 2018 10:12 PM

We got to Chicago about 6:30pm. After getting settled into our host church, First Presbyterian, we loaded up our ventra passes and headed to a two story Target 5 train stops away. Dinner and our opening meeting was on the agenda for tonight. Now for a good night's sleep before we hit the ground running tomorrow. 

We're here!!

Prayer TRAINing

by Ronda Baldwin | March 18, 2018 4:09 PM

After worshipping with our host church, Edgewater Presbyterian, this morning we headed out to ride the trains and pray over areas and issues in Chicago. We prayed for college students and those in transition at Loyola University, for those affected by greed and corruption at a housing complex that has affected many families, and against those things that steal the souls of people outside of Wrigley Field. We are blessed to be a small part of God's work in this city this week. 
Prayer TRAINing

Care for Real

by Ronda Baldwin | March 19, 2018 12:50 PM

This morning we got to hang out with the people at Care for Real food bank. We sorted bread and handed out both monthly and daily food to their clients. It was so fun to meet the workers and see the excellent serving system they have set up. We also loved connecting with the clients and hearing some of their stories. 

Care for Real

Serving Sarah's Circle

by Ronda Baldwin | March 19, 2018 9:42 PM

This afternoon we got to prepare food with our host church to take to Sarah's Circle, a shelter for battered women. There we got to serve dinner to 50 women, including individual pineapple upside down cakes that made them really happy. It was a blessing to love on them and see their beautiful smiles.

Serving Sarah's Circle

Food and Fun

by Ronda Baldwin | March 20, 2018 7:42 PM

Today was full of ministry opportunities at Cornerstone Community Outreach. We served lunch to the residents, cleaned up the cafeteria, and ended our time sorting donations for the thrift store. We had many conversations and made some great new friends! 

Food and Fun

Learning and Loving

by Ronda Baldwin | March 20, 2018 11:29 PM

Tonight we were so blessed to spend time at the men's shelter near our host church. Vini, the shelter director, spent about an hour teaching us about homelessness and answering all of our questions. Then we got to just hang out with the men, hearing their stories and connecting over things we have in common. It was very challenging and interesting.

Learning and Loving

Donation Divas

by Ronda Baldwin | March 21, 2018 2:27 PM

The food pantry was overrun with volunteers today so we finished sorting the donations that came in yesterday. Then we climbed a gazillion flights of stairs to help sort and hang clothes, clean, and play with kiddos in the free store. We finished our morning by serving lunch at the homeless shelter again. It was so fun to see people we meet yesterday and grow those relationships! 

Donation Divas

Father Abraham's Kids

by Ronda Baldwin | March 21, 2018 10:17 PM

This afternoon we got to spend a couple of hours singing songs, having communion, reading promises from God's Word and praying with some friends from our host church and the residents at Bryn Mahr Lighthouse. It is a home for the mentally challenged. We were so filled with joy as they truly lead us in worship. 

Father Abraham's Kids

9 Pelicans and 30 Kindergartners Got into an Elevator...

by Ronda Baldwin | March 23, 2018 1:17 AM

We ended our Chicago adventure by taking a day to explore the rest of the city we've been serving in this week. We saw Navy Pier, the skydeck in the Willis Tower, the Bean aka Cloud Gate, the Art Institute, and the Miracle Mile. We also ate lunch at the French Market, which was an amazing way to sample the tastes of the city. One of the highlights was riding the 110 story elevator with an entire kindergarten class! Now to get a few hours sleep before we head home in the morning. We are looking forward to sharing with all of you what God has done this week. 
9 Pelicans and 30 Kindergartners Got into an Elevator...

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