Last week 5 students from Calvary’s Youth Group along with 2 adult leaders took part in a mission trip to the Philadelphia Project! We spent 3 full days serving in the community of North West Philadelphia. We handed out flyers at local businesses and to residents in the neighborhoods inviting people to summer worship nights at a park and a Vacation Bible School happening the next week. We built outdoor workout equipment at the church and concreted in a post for a shade canopy over the church playground. We also started drawing and painting a canvas backdrop that will be used for the VBS. In addition to the work projects, there was plenty of time for eating (including stopping at local ice cream parlors), games, worship, Bible lessons, and team huddles. The theme for this summer was “brotherly love” and we learned that Philadelphia is not just the name of a city in Pennsylvania, but also a Biblical term meaning brotherly love. As Christians God has called us to “Philadelphia” (Gk. philios) those we come in contact with. Thank you Calvary congregation for your prayers and financial support to make this trip possible for our students and the community in North West Philadelphia!
