Yesterday, I got to go on a road trip with the people I work with, and with some pretty cool students! This summer, Fellowship Student Ministries is going to Memphis to help serve Fellowship Memphis and Grace Church. In preparation for the trip, we took a few students and most of the staff and spent the day in Memphis. I left incredibly encouraged and excited about the trip. Both churches’ staff live in the neighborhoods they minister to, many of them living in the heart of Hurt Village. Obviously a difficult ministry, their resolve and passion for the people in their area is astounding. I left completely inspired and fired up for the FSM United trip this summer! Here’s a couple shots from the day.
This is Shoeshine. I met him on Beale Street. He’s been shining shoes office building to office building in Downtown Memphis since he was 15. As music played from the bars and BBQ restaurants on Beale, Shoeshine danced down the road, showing off and snagging tips.
I dont know how much I can/should say about Theo. LONG story short, he used to be one of the top dogs in the Memphis gang activity. Anyone who knows Memphis knows that’s a big deal. Now, he’s doing what he can to live for the Lord. He has a ways to go, and asked that we pray for him as he tries to “improve my spirituality and my kids as well.”
I had a lot of other shots, filling up a couple of CF cards but I can’t post them all just yet, because most of them are going to be used for promo material for Global Village at FSM and for FSM United.
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