Already stretched.

Just pulled from the first night, and what a night to start off the week! CSM (Center for Student Missions) is packed with students this week so we were put in overflow housing at the World Impact Church.

We headed out to the Honduras Kitchen tonight in south L.A. for some authentic Honduras meal. It was fun to see the students look at the menu and not know any words but “Pollo” and “Asada” and then order blind. I can honestly say that everybody loved the meal!

It was so fantastic! I’m still full.

Everybody wanted seconds.

After dinner, we headed out for our team “Prayer tour” through the heart of L.A. We asked the student to stay quite during the ride and just pray through what the saw and the people they encountered.

What we saw was tough.

Our city host’s (Alli and Jonalisa) explained what we we’re seeing as we went in and out of every district. The most incredible moment of the night was driving around skid row and seeing the thousands of men, women and children sleeping on the streets. What a amazing thing to see! Where our only experience of sleeping outside on the ground is camping, these people do it every night.

We left very grateful.

The students tonight were hit with the harsh realties of a broken world that needs Jesus and we where challenged to hear God’s call to care for those in need. We prayed tonight in front of City Hall while laying on the assault in the parking lot.

We prayed that God would mess us up this week.

That He would grab hold of our hearts and shape us radically to become more like Jesus.

Needing sleep. More tomorrow. Peace.