local outreach

Metro Ministries is basically a sidewalk sunday school that first started in New york and is now running in several different countries around the world. Metro goes into three different poverty stricken communities of San Jose on the weekends and does programs, but it's not just a program that happens once a week. Renate <the ministry coordinator from Germany> goes to the neighborhoods she works in, and visits the families of the children that come to the program. The kids don't have school right now so they have been doing Vacation Bible Schools as well. This week I got to take part in the follow-up visit with Renate and I had a blast. When we got to the community, the kids ran up to the van and were so excited to see us. We went around and talked with the families and got the chance to really get to know them. I think that is so cool that they do that! It shows them Metro is there for more than the “fun stuff”, but also for the real stuff.  While half of the team was building relationships with the families the other half played with the kids. I miss kids so much so I chose to play =) I cant want to go back and see their faces light up when they see us coming.