SFSP Day 20 - BART goes on strike

Monday, July 1

Picketing union workers 

The union workers of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (commuter rail) went on strike today demanding higher pay and better benefits.  Nearly 400,000 riders use this 5th-busiest US transit system each day, so it'll be interesting to see how people will manage without it.  Thankfully our team didn't need the BART today, but we will need it tomorrow to get to Berkeley...

SFSP Day 19 - Ohana Time

Sunday, June 30

Chatting while waiting for dinner to arrive

Every Sunday, our entire project (all 43 of us) come together to eat dinner and spend time as a family (hence, ohana time).  It's one of the few times we get to connect as as a big group, because during the rest of the week, we're divided into 3 ministry teams that are assigned to different campuses and churches.

This week for Ohana time, Daniel reminded us that even though we are three teams, we are one body that benefits by the gifts of each member of the body.  After taking a spiritual gifts assessment, we split up into our ministry teams for "hotseat" - where each member of the team takes turns being in the "hotseat" and the rest of the team verbally appreciates and encourages them for 4-5 minutes.

I've never actually taken a spiritual gifts test before, but the results were affirmations of things I already guessed to be true of myself.  My top three gifts ended up being teaching, evangelism, and encouragement, and it was really sweet to hear my team affirm that they have seen me do well in these areas :)

SFSP Day 18 - Japan Town!

Saturday, June 29

 

Mary and Tabby with our photobooth pictures

Today is our day off, and after taking a hip hop class and going grocery shopping for some delicious fruit, I went to Japan Town for the afternoon.  Even though it's my third summer in SF, I've never gotten to explore this particular neighborhood.

Look how big our eyes are!

In the Japan Center (mall), there was a store with photo booths with all sorts of cutesy decorating options.  I was skeptical at first, but it ended up being pretty entertaining (especially since part of their internal photo editing process is making our eyes look way bigger :P).

SFSP Day 17 - By the Bridge

Friday, June 28

Trying to keep my hair out of my face in the wind

 You can't really see it in the fog, but I'm on the beach near Crissy Field by the Golden Gate Bridge.  We had a team social here on the beach and it was nice to relax here.  I learned how to do a backflip (courtesy of Jonathan Le's instruction and Gima's spotting), and a few of the guys got throw into the (freezing cold!) ocean.