14 Days...

On Wednesday we were on day #14 of our 15 day countdown to Bakersfield.  We had Street Ministry in the evening, like we usually do on Wednesday.  It was our last time going as just the staff because next Wednesday we will have a huge team with us and then the next Wednesday we will be in Bakersfield!!!

I must admit that I love Wednesday night ministries and it is one of the things that I am going to miss most about being here.  The people on the streets know my name, they want to share things with me and they know that if they ever want to get off the streets that we will be there to help them. 

one of our favorites, Juan

Last night was kind of a crazy one and many strange things happened.  First of all, during our weekly soccer game in the street, one of the guys from the streets kicked the ball and his shoe came flying off and went through a second story apartment window.  The person inside was NOT HAPPY at all and we did everything to calm him down as he threatened us with different things.  The owner of the building came and was not any happier with us and after accusing us of things and saying some not very kind things, we decided that we would pay for the window and they needed to give back the shoe. 

The hole where the shoe went in

The guy who lives in the apartment and us trying to calm him down

Not too long after the shoe incident, the street lights went out.  Just like that, they were off.  It was weird and we didn't really know what to do for a second, but we decided to play in the dark and not too long after that they came back on.  That has never happened to us, though, and so it was strange. 

Then, one of the last events of the nights was when a car came down the street, aka our soccer field, and didn't see the cinder block we were using as a goal.  It drove right over the bock and drug it a few feet before quickly driving away.  What a NIGHT!!!

Day 14 was interesting, to say the least!!!