A tale of two cities

Paul and I divided and conquered during spring break this year. We ran
two trips - one on Boston and one in New Orleans - for 25 BU students during the second week in March. Even though we were apart for 10 days, we treasured the opportunity to lead students into life-changing experiences.

Paul will explain in the next post more of what he was a part of in New Orleans, but though we were practically a country apart we saw God do some similar things in both places. We each saw God at clearly at work in the parts of the city we were in, we both got to see students partner with groups that do ongoing work in New Orleans and Boston, and we saw students wrestle with God over the realities of what they were seeing and how faith in Jesus was connected to the work they were doing.

In Boston, 11 students partnered with a great organization called The Boston Project Ministries. The students were able to serve in a variety of ways from cleaning a church in Boston to driving books for children around Boston to playing board games with the homeless at a shelter. Their eyes were opened to whole neighborhoods of the city they had never been to and their hearts were opened to loving the city and the people that they met.

We were really impressed by the work of the Boston Project and it turned out to be a great week. Thanks to all who prayed for these students and this project in Boston. Here's a short note from the director of the Boston Project that we wanted to pass on:

...we had an amazing week last week – thank all of your team for us once again! I really believe it was one of the best spring break trips I’ve helped to lead in the last four years. It just seemed like God’s anointing was all over the trip... It was cool to see several people back at our church on Sunday, too :)

Blessings on the rest of your semester,

Keith

Thanks again for your prayers - they clearly had an impact!

Liz