Tuesday Evening
After a short break on Tuesday afternoon, our students headed to two different soup kitchens (Cornerstone & Good News) to serve meals, clean dishes, and play with kids. 
Cornerstone is an organization started and adminstered by Jesus People USA. They are one of only three organizations in the city of Chicago that provide housing for whole families instead of sepa
rate housing for men and women. Good News is the one of the first soup kitchens started in Chicago. After leaving the soup kitchens, our team reunited for a dinner feast-- Vietmenese style-- where we had delicious noodle soup. Our students tried new things and had a fantastic time. After dinner, we took a prayer tour of Chicago. One of the most impactful parts of the tour was visiting the area formerly known as Cabrini Green, formerly one of the most impoverished areas of the United States housing 17,000 people in government housing. As of today, 
only a small section is left due to gentrification. Currently, new condo and housing developments are in the works creating $1,000,000 homes in this former neighborhood. Many of the ministry sites we are working with this week are dealing with the fall out of having 17,000 impoverished people displaced and looking for affordable housing.
Cornerstone is an organization started and adminstered by Jesus People USA. They are one of only three organizations in the city of Chicago that provide housing for whole families instead of sepa
rate housing for men and women. Good News is the one of the first soup kitchens started in Chicago. After leaving the soup kitchens, our team reunited for a dinner feast-- Vietmenese style-- where we had delicious noodle soup. Our students tried new things and had a fantastic time. After dinner, we took a prayer tour of Chicago. One of the most impactful parts of the tour was visiting the area formerly known as Cabrini Green, formerly one of the most impoverished areas of the United States housing 17,000 people in government housing. As of today, 
only a small section is left due to gentrification. Currently, new condo and housing developments are in the works creating $1,000,000 homes in this former neighborhood. Many of the ministry sites we are working with this week are dealing with the fall out of having 17,000 impoverished people displaced and looking for affordable housing.Wednesday Morning
Our group returned to Casa Central today. We spent time on Tuesday planning some organized games and craft activities for the kids-- everything from decorating Easter eggs to Steal the Bacon (a competive relay 
game). It was great to have our teens spend time with the same kids they ministered to yesterday and see the relationships that were formed. 
The kids here at Casa bond instantly to our teens.
game). It was great to have our teens spend time with the same kids they ministered to yesterday and see the relationships that were formed. 
The kids here at Casa bond instantly to our teens.
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