It was an eventful, exciting, sweet, and tearful last full day today in Memphis. We worked at the Grizzlies Center again today and scrubbed the floors of their entire entryway. Kids and leaders were on their hands and knees all morning scrubbing their little hearts out. We never heard any complaining and they actually made it fun. I was really moved today seeing how hard the kids worked- not just to get the job done, but because they care and want to serve diligently. Other students also helped some leaders complete some planter boxes that were started last Spring Break at St. Andrews. We hope they can use it to provide some food for their students.
The last day at the gyms were incredible also. We saw our kids truly exemplify what it meant to take steps of faith and intentionally seek to plant seeds. There were multiple kids who were very intentional with sharing the gospel and their testimonies. Even in the short amount of time we've been here, our students made an impact on the kids they came in contact with. We had many tearful good-byes, but it was sweet to see how the Lord's love can be so powerful.
After a quick dinner of hotdogs and hamburgers again, we worshipped with Sunday Morning NES and got to heard from Randy Odem, MAM's COO. He challenged the students in the importance of living a missional and a discipleship lifestyle.
It's been an incredible week. The Lord has been so faithful to work in and through our team's lives. We pray that he will produce fruit as he wills in the Memphis student's lives and that our students will also have a long-lasting impact as well. We're sad the week is coming to an end, but excited to be home and sleep in our normal beds again.
God is Great!
Janie Nolen
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