{"id":3114,"date":"2011-03-27T20:55:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=3114"},"modified":"2011-03-27T20:55:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-28T01:55:00","slug":"spring-term-2011-chicago-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=3114","title":{"rendered":"Spring Term 2011: Chicago Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a great night\u2019s rest, everyone was up and ready to roll this morning. \u00a0Most of our team took advantage of the hot breakfast here at the hotel. \u00a0By 9:00 everyone was gathered in the hotel lobby. \u00a0You might wonder how we keep up with 37 people without losing anyone. \u00a0We have a system! \u00a0Each room has a captain. \u00a0Everytime we get ready to go somewhere, all 6 student room captains have to check to make sure they have all their folks. \u00a0Avery, Marcus, Chase, Jackson, Jessie, Paige, Kelsey, and Molly have done a tremendous job keeping up with their roomies!<\/p>\n

We walked from the hotel to catch the train out to Wrigleyville. \u00a0Once we arrived at Wrigley Stadium\u2026the Chicago team was so pumped about touring this historic stadium. \u00a0We had the privilege of walking all over the stadium and hearing the history of the Cubs. \u00a0The tour guide did a great job sharing some very interesting stories. \u00a0The whole team enjoyed sitting in the pressbox looking out over homeplate and out into the city of Chicago. \u00a0There were many stories shared between our team of watching Harry Carey lead Cubs fans in his famous \u201cTake Me Out to the Ballgame\u201d. \u00a0We also talked about his iconic glasses! \u00a0From the pressbox, our group walked down and actually got to walk out on the field. \u00a0We had a blast!<\/p>\n

From Wrigley Field we made the customary souvenir stop and loaded up on all the Cubs paraphenelia a person could ever need living in Acworth, Georgia. \u00a0The next stop was Lou Malnati\u2019s Pizza\u2026a famous Chicago-style pizzeria. \u00a0They were shocked when we walked in since their restaurant only seated about 40 people\u2026and it was full already! \u00a0No worries\u2026they did a great job and had us in and out in slightly under an hour and a half. \u00a0Everyone agreed that the food was awesome!<\/p>\n

We went back to the hotel and enjoyed some free time before we got ready to head out to worship with the community at Soul City Church. \u00a0We rode the Red Line train and then the Blue Line train out to Soul City Church and arrived about a half hour before the service began. \u00a0It was amazing to see what the SCC folks have done in the space they have. \u00a0We met some of the nicest people we have ever met and our team instantly felt at home at SCC. \u00a0Their band did a great job leading us in worship before Jarrett Stevens brought a great message about generosity. \u00a0He reminded us that we are called to give because God has blessed us so much. \u00a0\u201cGod doesn\u2019t want something FROM you, He wants something FOR you.\u201d \u00a0After Jarrett\u2019s message, he gave us some practical opportunities to apply what he taught, we spent time in prayer, and then his wife Jeanne closed the service with some great news about the future of the church.<\/p>\n

After the service, we enjoyed meeting some more Soul City folks. \u00a0We are looking forward to serving alongside this community these next several days. \u00a0God is doing some amazing things in and through Soul City Church to reach Chicago for the glory of God and it is a privilege to be a part of it! \u00a0When we left church, we headed back on our trains and then split up into groups for dinner. \u00a0I headed to Chipotle with nine students, Mr. Masters and Nathan headed to Portillo\u2019s with a few others for Chicago hot dogs, and Mrs. Timms took the rest to Chili\u2019s. \u00a0Conversation with high school students is always a highlight of Spring Term. \u00a0We have the most awesome kids on the planet at NCCS!<\/p>\n

We just returned to the hotel and our team is getting ready to have our debrief meeting for the day. \u00a0I look forward to hearing how the team is doing. \u00a0We are eager to get to work tomorrow. \u00a0We will be working all day at Soul City Church helping them complete some projects they have been working on. \u00a0Please pray for our team as well as the rest of the Spring Term trips. \u00a0And\u2026remember in particular, the Spring Term Short Courses that kick off in the morning. \u00a0May the name of Jesus be made famous this week through the work of our hands and feet as our mouths shout His praises!<\/p>\n

Megan Strange<\/p>\n