alive @ 2010

The weekend was a wild ride at the 2010 Olympic venues … including Trinity Lutheran Church! Monday was a quieter day but now we can see that relationships are being developed with local people as a result of the work we are doing. One young lady named Kelsey is volunteering for the O Zone. She works 12 hour shifts. She discovered Trinity about 6 days ago and now comes in on an almost daily basis to warm up, fill her coffee cup, get some goodies, and enjoy the Olympics on the big screen (prior to this, she did not have an opportunity to see much of the Olympic coverage).

Trinity’s parking lot attendants are becoming well-known for their hospitality as well! For example: one evening some guys in a vehicle stopped by the church and asked, “Is Ian here?” (one of the parking attendants). When they were told that Ian was at the church, they pulled into Trinity’s parking lot, parked their car, and spent some time visiting with Ian. They were “new friends” that Ian was able to talk to a few nights ago, and because of his hospitality they came back to visit.

Please pray these relationships (and others) will continue to build over the next week and months so that Christ’s love can continue to be shared through word and deed.