Here are a few pictures of my experience in Chicago so far. One of them is the front door of our apartment building and there is also a picture of the famous "Bean" in Memorial Park.
We have ended our first week of the project and it has been very busy. We have all spent the week looking for jobs near the area where we are living. So far only 2 people have officially secured a job. Brittany has gotten a job at a local coffee shop and will start next week. Hannah has secured a job at Jimmy John's Pizza. There are several people that have good leads and will hopefully secure jobs at the beginning of next week. Many people have interviewed at different places, but we are finding it hard to secure jobs that are willing to work with our schedule. Please pray that we would all be able to get jobs in this difficult time with the economic situation. It is frustrating at times, but we are all remaining hopeful that God will provide what we need this summer.
Last night we all took a break from job searching and went to a park to play ultimate frisbee. We invited another student to come with us and he really enjoyed meeting our group. We are starting to form some important relationships with people in Chicago. Pleas pray that we would build more relationships and begin to show others about the love of Christ through the community we are building.
This week we have all grown together as we have started our Discipleship groups and began an intense Bible study. I am really excited about the people in our project and I can already see God teaching us about Himself and helping us to become better leaders. Today we are going in to Chinatown for lunch and I am excited to see what God might have for us there. I am really excited to visit the zoo today as we are all taking some time out to rest and just enjoy being in the city. I will post some more pictures soon and thank you so much for your prayers and support.