the day of rest

(The photo is last night's sunset from our roof) Today is a good day - it is Sunday, our day off. But before I get to Sunday, I better cover Saturday. We woke up for prayer/reflection at 6:15 and then some of us went to Time Square for a city-wide yoga event. The first 500 people got free stuff, so thats always good when you're doing volunteer work! Last night I went to an Off-Broadway show with Sue. Sue is a current volunteer in NYC who will be done in about 2 weeks. Off-Broadway shows are basically 2nd rate shows that aren't necessarily in the theatre district. So we saw a show called "The Castle" which was not a typical show. It was basically 4 people who sat on stools and told their life story. Combined they had served 70 years in prison - They had also each lived in a transitional home once they got out called "The Castle". It was a very emotional performance, as these people were not actors, they were people who were telling their story in hopes of creating change. Their stories all had a similar story line - each of them had a horrible childhood which led to them getting into drugs and eventually some type of crime. The one man stated that everything in his childhood prepared him for prison - another told us about the 67 times in 20 years that he had been in jail. They each talked about how much the decisions they made when they were young affected their lives. All I could think about was the kids that I'll be working with this summer, and how much of an impact I could have on their lives. It was an awesome show.
So now its Sunday. I went to the New Life Fellowship church this morning. It was a very diverse group of people with a very worshipful service. The sermon was on the armor of God, specifically the sword of the spirit - or God's word. It was a great service. After we got back and had lunch a few of us decided to just relax for the afternoon and watch Disney's Robin Hood. Tonight we're going to go out to the Chinatown area, which is probably where we'll eat, then who knows for the night. Peace!