Day 1: We made it...

The Golden Gate bridge was in the hazy distance as we entered from the east over the Oakland Bay Bridge. Our team arrived a little tired from the long day of travel, but excited for the days ahead.

We would never have made it this far without the help of Rich Miller, mechanic-extraordinaire. He saved the day. A hero of sorts. A member of North Hills, he was attending first service when he was called into service to help this missions trip. We owe him a big bar of Ghiradelli Chocolate. He fixed our one defunct van and sent us onto the road sailing.

After arriving in San Fran, our City Hosts -- Tara (hometown: Boston), Amy (hometown: Sacramento) & Mikalah (hometown: Billings, Montana) -- took us out for an adventurous Indian dinner. The curry was on tap. The naan bread was being passed around. Chai tea was flowing. The basmati rice in abundance. Our students ate heartily, many of the pleasantly surprised at the delectable nature of this ethnic food.



We came back to the housing site and got situated and are about to head off to bed. The rooms are a-buzz with energy, and we'll see when the last person gives into sleep.


Our day will begin tomorrow with breakfast at 7:15, devotions soon to follow, and then heading out to our ministry sites. Be praying for us.

Shalom.

Brenton