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Spring Break 2013: Chicago (final)

Spring Break was awesome, but now it’s over.  We were blessed to be able to connect with churches and ministries in Chicago and even had a great day off sightseeing the city with Reuben Lilly from Northside Church of the … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2013: Chicago part 7

Today was our last in Chi-town. We worked at the church all day, finishing up as much as we could. After dinner we sat through a debrief with Pastor Charles from the church and JP Paulus from CityConnexx, then we … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2013: Chicago part 6

Whenever the BSU goes on a mission trip, we always try to take a day off to enjoy the area we’re in. Partly for rest, partly to learn about the context and culture of the area we’re serving and partly … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2013: Chicago part 5

Not every day is exciting, but every day brings new opportunities to serve. Today we spent almost the entire day at Northside Church of the Nazarene, laying tile, sanding, scraping, cleaning and doing whatever the church asks. Not much to … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2013: Chicago part 4

Cold, gross and joyful and playful. Probably the best way to describe Tuesday. Cold because it was 24 degrees outside with a windchill of 11 while we did a prayer-walking tour of Uptown with JP Paulus from CityConnexx. We were … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2013: Chicago part 3

Three blind mice? Actually there were five, trapped in a trash can then released into the “wild” outside the church. The girls screamed dutifully the entire time they were being dealt with. It sounded like the front row of a … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2013: Chicago part 2

Yesterday was great. We enjoyed the service at Northside Church of the Nazarene. Dr. Perabeau preached from Philippians about Paul’s fervor Christ. Afterwards we went to lunch at Shanghai Inn (the General Chicken was fabulous), then went to work back … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2013: Chicago

Long day, but the MSSU Baptist Student Union spring break mission team made it to Chicago uneventfully. ALL 11 of us are staying at the Northside Church of the Nazarene in uptown, from where we’ll base our activities for the … Continue reading

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