We made it! We safely navigated New York City traffic and arrived at the NYC Envision site. We had the opportunity to connect with our partners and two of their kids, share dinner with them and plan for a busy week. After an exciting and wild evening of games and a time of affirmation, we called it a night. We are excited for what God has in store for tomorrow!

We started our morning with a great devotional about being called to go out and bring Jesus to the ends of the world. We followed that up by walking through the city and praying for all the ways we saw God working and all the ways we hope He works. We walked to an African market where we shopped for souvenirs, talked with the vendors, and played some music! And yes, some of you parents will be excited to know that a few of those instruments are coming home to you! We then took the subway to the Bronx where we had an authentic West African lunch at the Bamogo's home. With full bellies, we decided to a stroll past Yankee Stadium before we hopped on the subway and went down to Times Square for a quick tourist visit. We finished up our day with pizza from John's Pizzeria. John's is located at the site of the original Alliance church. It was so cool to sit inside the building where A.B Simpson founded our denomination and look up the original stained glass windows. That bit of history may have been less exciting to our kids, but they sure did love the pizza. We had a great day and are looking forward to what God has in store for us tomorrow!