On June 9, roughly 52 members of CGC piled on a plane from DIA to JFK for their first metro missions trip to New York. After a couple of hours of sleep on the plane (or not!), we stumbled out, bleary-eyed, to greet the New York City.
We met up with another youth group from Alabama, and, for the next four days, startled countless New Yorkers as we took New York by a storm of 70 people. We crowded in subways and buses and took up half a block of sidewalk as we walked the streets.
The first two days were filled with sightseeing adventures. We saw Mary Poppins on Broadway our first night, and then, on Friday morning, we headed to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We also were able to see Ground Zero and the Empire State Building.
Saturday and Sunday were filled with outreach and powerful church, the heart of our mission. We spent Saturday morning passing out around 3,000 flyers in the projects before the free Men of Judah and friends concert that afternoon. We were privileged to see a fantastic turnout; we gave out 300 free hotdogs and watched as people came and listened...and worshipped...with us. One highlight was watching one woman receive the beautiful gift of the Holy Ghost right there on the street.
After the concert, we distributed more flyers for the evening service, where Bro. Williams, our youth pastor preached. We had powerful church, with many being moved on by Jesus and another being filled with the gift of the Holy Ghost. Sunday morning, we congregated again to hear Bishop Elder preach. Again, we were blessed by a marvelous move of God, with another being filled with the Holy Ghost.
Sunday afternoon, we headed home. Everyone was exhausted, but it was unanimous: it was an amazing trip.
The group in the sanctuary A clip of the concert
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