23 students and leaders from Good Shepherd and Mountain Vista arrived safe and sound in San Francisco late on Saturday night. The drive was uneventful but long and everyone was glad to settle in at Geneva Avenue United Methodist Church. Our host church has been incredibly gracious and we are very blessed to have such a great place to stay.
Our first full day in San Francisco began with a worship service at Geneva followed be an amazing lunch. This congregation is primarily of Philippine descent and they created quite a feast. The students were a bit taken aback when they walked into the lunch room and found a huge roasted pig on the counter, but the excitedly got in line for food. Some additional meal delights (or challenges) came when we discovered that the menu also consisted of quail eggs, ox tail, pig intestines, and a variety of unknown fish. It was a truly awesome experience to begin our mission experience.
After our feast we traveled out as a group to Bernal Hill (not sure on spelling, sorry) and reached an amazing overlook of the entire city. From there we began a full afternoon of prayer walking through the city. We walked a total of 10 miles before we were done and closed our night with some wonderful worship, discussion, and prayer.
We are looking forward to serving tomorrow at the Bay City Rescue Mission, visiting an AIDS Memorial Garden in Golden Gate Park and checking out China Town.
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