Saturday

Saturday morning one team made breakfast and served it at the church where we are staying. The people were at the church to get breakfast and learn about the program at the Lincoln Park Community Shelter.

After breakfast, several of us did our grocery shopping and got organized for making lunches and serving dinners.

We had free time in the afternoon and got lunch at the Taste of Lincoln Avenue. Some checked our the vendors at the craft market and had some big city sticker shock. Most of us spent the later part of the afternoon at the beach in Lincoln Park. Almost all of us at least put our feet in the water, but Sean, Max, Ben and Emily wore their swim suits and spent a lot of time playing in the waves of Lake Michigan.

In the evening there was more grocery shopping and one group served the first dinner at the LPCS. Those not preparing the meals hung out and played games or got to know the guests at the shelter. All of us ate dinner with the guests.  

Here's what the kids said about the experience of meeting the guests. "Talking with guests was surprisingly comfortable. We were expecting it to awkward but it wasn't. They were nice, open, approachable and easy to talk to. Not like the stereo typical homeless people you see in the movies."

In the evening all the kids played fun interactive game called Curses. They had a great job and the group seems to be bonding well.