Wow!!  WFBCYG is doing awesome in NY!!  We started out bright and early on Sat., arrived in Jamaica, NY after a 12 hour bus ride!  We got unloaded, set up our cots, had orientation, finally had NY style pizza, followed by worship time!  We got to bed really late...no surprise there!

Sunday morning we got an early start!  We went to the 8:00 worship service at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica.  Let me tell you, we went to church!!  It was such an uplifting service!  The service started with one of the best praise and worship times ever!  Our youth sang "Open the Eyes of My Heart" during worship!  We were accompanied by Rob on guitar, and the church's incredible praise band!!  Our youth rocked!!  I uploaded the video to Facebook, so check it out!  The pastor gave a sermon about refueling our lives!  One of my favorites quotes from the service was, "Put the tiger back in your tank...Jesus Christ!!"

After worship, we headed to the Big Apple!  We had such a great time in NYC!  We took a tour of NYC while riding a double decker tour bus.  We got off the ferry at Liberty Island and saw the Statue of Liberty. Then we went to Times Square, and the Empire State Building.  We ended our day by watching a movie about Hurricane Sandy.  The Friends of Rockaway invited us to have dinner with them, then we watched the movie.  It was a long day!

Monday started bright and early and we headed off to our worksites.  We taped, applied mud to drywall, dug a trench, sanded, plastered, painted, fit door frames, worked on baseboards, broke concrete, and so much more!  We are really proud of the work we did today!

Keep praying for us!!  We love you!!

-Sheila Brown