I Think It Is Fitting That I Go To A City That Never Sleeps

Does God ever sleep?

I don't see how He could, especially when there is a city that never sleeps. Not that He needs to sleep really...He is God after all.

Today, we saw sunshine for the first time!


The past few days have been fantastic! No longer overwhelming as they were. I'm still rather tired but definitely seeing this place now as somewhere I could definitely live, at the very least for the five weeks I am here. I have really wanted to live in New York since I was younger. The problem was that I didn't really have a purpose in living here. Now that I am working for God, it is sooo much better and I can see the city through different eyes. Interestingly, some of its prior intrigue has worn off. I compare it to watching a Disney movie. When you are young, the movie is so colorful, magical, and big. When you are older, you catch all of the cultural references and appreciate it in different ways.

Yesterday was a whirlwind day! We first were trained in evangelism and learned about the importance of cross-cultural interaction. After lunch, we hiked over to our main office in order to get to know each other as a team and find out more of what we will be doing. I'm really excied about getting on the various campuses and "decoding" them. We learned today that we would also be able to go around and do prayer walks for the campuses and speaking with the students. This will help Campus Crusade set up various ministries. We will start on Monday.

After our meeting yesterday, we went to Little Italy for a campus track dinner. It was great! Then a group of us went to the Brooklyn Bridge. Though foggy, it was still beautiful at night. Three of us then left to go to Times Square and experience the rush of people getting out from their Broadway plays.

Today, we got to have an extended time with God in the morning before starting the activities of the day. I went with two of my roommates (first to get coffee - it has now become our tradition haha) and then to a cathedral to have our quiet time. It was a beautiful place to get in a good long time with the LORD.

We then went to the main office to discuss Questioning Evangelism with the "epic track." They are ministering to Asian Americans. It was great to get to bond with them. Following this, we all went to the Museum of Modern Art. I was a bit confused by some of the artwork...let's just say modern artists have very interesting ideas of what counts as art.

Thank you for reading! I know this was a long one! Just wanted to hold you over for awhile. Not sure when I will get back :)

I'm really feeling a lot better about being here and my purpose here. Please continue to pray for the team as we start or mission work on Monday

Peace <3