Chicago - Day One

This will be brief, as I am typing this on my iPhone when I need to be sleeping. However, I wanted to make sure that I got an update to all you parents who are wondering what is going on with your kid. After an uneventful trip which we made great time on - until we hit Chicago, of course - we unloaded our stuff into our home for the next week: apartments on the campus of North Park University. We debriefed and headed out for dinner. Teams Murray and Kroc - the teams I hung with - went to a West African restaurant (translation: spicy!), while the others had Thai food. We then took a prayer tour in our vans of the south side of the city. This was heartbreaking! Just to hear the stories and statistics of the poverty and racism in this city is a strong reminder of why we are here. The debriefing afterwards gave me a good indication that God is already working on our kids' lives. And now, after a quick run to pick up forgotten supplies while other SIMYs took care of some other necessary details, it is bed time. Keep praying for us. We have a long and good week ahead of us. Good night!