Day 4: Farming and Free Throws

Lots of exercise and physical activity was going on as our team continued to serve in the Boston community. Today we'll hear from Matt and Noelle. Buckle up everyone, here they go:

Matt: "We started out at The Food Project, there we worked on the farm there in the town of Lynn. We got there and met the two employees there for the day, their names were Robin and Norris. We started working in the field after playing a warm up game to get to know the company, I started working with a hula-hoe. They are used to rip weeds out of beds. We stayed for two and a half hours working on the farm cleaning up weeds or turning over trash compost. After that we went back to Eagle's nest for the third and last time. It was sad but also wonderful because I was able to build a relationship with Jamari, he's in fourth grade, every day we went there we played basketball together, he was so energetic and fun. Today when he was finished with his homework he started running at me calling me to play basketball with him downstairs. At the end when we were taking pictures and saying good bye I never wanted to let him down, I wanted to carry him all the way home. Then we went out to eat at a Somalian restaurant."

Noelle: "Alright, so you are officially reading the words of one of the laziest and grumpiest people since 1836. With that in mind, you can probably picture me getting up at 5:45 a.m. after minimal sleep surrounded by a bunch of snoring people. It's safe to say I wasn't the most chipper of characters this morning. But, I didn't come to Boston to be an extremely pleasant morning person....I came to serve. So at The Food Project, there was a ton of physical labor involved *ick*. But during that time of talking to all my fellow team members and the other volunteers, I felt God saying "Noelle....gurl.....you need to put yourself away." AKA I needed to get over myself real quick. Being a grump doesn't show the love of Christ! Everyone was tired but they all found a way to still shine with His love, which was challenging to me and so beautiful to watch in all of them! So after that put me in my place, I was really able to enjoy the company of all my homies and all the new people we were meeting, as well as the little boys we work with at The Eagles' Nest, which made that the best way to say goodbye to them after our third and final day there. And the cherry on top was some bangin' din-din at a Somalian restaurant. All in all a gorgeous day full of blessings from the Lord, can't wait to see what else He does in our group! Alright, ya'll stay golden my precious little cream puffs! (; "

Rob: "Dear Parents, guardians, family members and supporters. Pam and I have been continually amazed and blessed by your kids. In more moments than we can count, we've seen them be challenged and then rise to the occasion and express God's love, mercy and acceptance to those they are serving. I just wanted you to know, as a fellow parent, that the seeds you have planted for all these years have taken root and are in full bloom. Thank you for giving Pam and I the opportunity to witness it."