RECAPS OF THE DAY!Click here to see pictures! PROJECT #1: THANKSGIVING FIXINS' PACKAGES We had a group of over 30 adults and kids help us assemble Fixins' packages! Each package had enough food to feed a family of 6 or more and over $50 groceries. Our team assembled 30 packages. We broke into teams of two or three, and each team assembled three packages. The kids helped out as they collected the food, and then made hand-traced turkey cards for some of the packages. So far, we have 12 packages that are going to a person or family this week. We have extras that will be available on Sunday morning. We will be donating the extra food to a local food pantry. PROJECT #2: NEIGHBORHOOD LEAF RAKING A few things come to mind when recapping this project: cold weather and a TON of leaves. A team of about 30 met on Saturday morning at the Hilton and then broke into three teams to tackle the yards for the day. We ended up raking seven front yards of Independence neighbors, and filled about 150 lawn bags! Our 16-foot Budget rental truck was packed from the ceiling to the floor of bagged leaves. Great conversations came from the kids, students and adults working together, and we were able to meet several homeowners who were so appreciative of our help. A special thanks to Mr. Moran who let us dump all of the leaves on his land in Lone Jack! PROJECT #3: MISSIONAL VIDEO A team of about 10 met Saturday morning to capture the vision of missional living at The Avenue, and brainstorm ways to show this through skits and videos. The team brainstormed and discussed several great ideas and made progress for communicating the heart of The Avenue for weeks and years to come! |