...i co-led a clean up day down the street at the city housing complex, 40 people were there to help keep it beautiful...so much trash picked up! it gave Mandy, Celina, Julia, Jonas, and I an opportunity to begin to build new relationships with our neighbors and residents of New Columbia...
...last night we had Jonas and Julia over for a lil bbq and to talk about our dream and hopes for the church...they were so excited about what could be! and they are ready and willing to do what they can to see it happen :)
...today i volunteered at the school and met a new student, a young 3rd grade girl who is classified as a behavior-problem, how terrible that children are given a classification that automatically gives someone an impression when they have never met the child...it didn't take long for me to surmise that she is deeply hurt in someway...so sweet, and so angry...
(*update* Mandy and i took Chance on a walk tonight and this young lady was playin basketball and said HI MR MUCCI...she then came over and met Mandy, who's response was...she is sooo sweet and polite! *update*)
...then i was at the park doin a lil readin and reflectin when 3 of the 3rd graders came up and we talked, they danced to the music i was listening to and when one of them did the michael jackson crotch-grab a debate ensued that could only be captured in a verbatim dialogue...
kid 1: that's michael jackson right there...
kid 2: is michael jackson a boy or girl?
kid 3: yeah, is michael jackson a boy or girl?
kid 1: he's both a boy and a girl...
and back to dancing they went...apparently that answer made absolute perfect sense to them...somehow...
thank you Lord for the gift of your presence, may my presence be a gift of Your presence for another...Lord, hear our prayer...
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